Prison time reduced after 11 show they regret crimes

Xinjiang high court changes 7 life sentences to fixed terms for repentant terrorists, separatists

A court in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region recently reduced the sentences of 11 people, including the former heads of a terrorist cell and a separatist group, who were imprisoned for endangering national security.

The terms were reduced because the convicts demonstrated repentance and regret, the regional politics and law committee said on Tuesday.