Review 'not a signal of lenience'

JINAN: The nation's top court now reviews all death sentences but it does not mean there will be lenience when it comes to dealing with serious crime.

Severe punishment will be meted out for terror and gang crimes and to those who jeopardize national security, warned Xiao Yang, president of the Supreme People's Court (SPC).

Starting this year, the supreme court took back the power of reviewing all death penalties from lower courts.