Time and punishment

Laota: Convicted drug lord (supplied photo) The homecoming ceremony for convicted drug kingpin Laota Saenlee has reignited questions over how a life sentence was reduced to less than 10 years..semirc suoires rof tnemhsinup etanoitroporp serusne metsys noitcuder-ecnetnes s'dnaliahT rehtehw revo nrecnoc cilbup dewener detpmorp sah emoh nruter siH .noissessop smraerif lagelli dna gnikciffart gurd rof ecnetnes efil a fo shtnom 01 dna sraey enin gnivres retfa 41 guA no desaeler saw ,68 ,atoaL .detacsifnoc osla erew esac eht ot deknil thab noillib 1 naht erom htrow stessA .snopaew edarg-yratilim dna enimatehpmahtem latsyrc fo semmargolik 02 tuoba dezies osla ecilop nehw 6102 rebotcO ni detserra saw atoaL .kusiasiwgnoK iammoS neG tL loP dna nroseknilK taweR neG tL loP ylralucitrap ,srednammoc uaeruB noisserppuS scitocraN fo snoitareneg gninnaps dna sedaced owt naht erom gnitsal tiusrup a dewollof tserra siH .are raW dloC eht gnirud edia na sa gnivres yldetroper ,aS nuhK nipgnik gurd etal eht ot yllacirotsih deknil neeb osla dah atoaL sraey 9 emaceb ecnetnes efil a woH .sessenlli detaler-ega ot gnitaler snoisivorp dna 07 revo dega srenosirp ot elbaliava snoitcuder edisgnola ,snodrap layor xis deviecer eh ,tnemnosirpmi sih gniruD .wal eht htiw deilpmoc esaeler s'atoaL taht deniatniam sah )CoD( snoitcerroC fo tnemtrapeD ehT .noitatilibaher dna ruoivaheb rieht ot gnidrocca srenosirp dessessa metsys desiver a elihw ,gnidworcrevo nosirp esae ot cimednap 91-divoC eht gnirud serusaem decudortni yltneuqesbus metsys snoitcerroc ehT .lufsseccusnu saw 0202 ni nodrap layor a rof noitacilppa tsrif siH .sraey 05 sa detaert saw ecnetnes efil sih ,snoitaluclac ecnetnes roF ."tnellecxe" dna "doog yrev" ,"doog" ,"muidem" ot "dedeen tnemevorpmi" dna "dedeen tnemevorpmi hcum" morf degnar seirogetac tnemssessa ehT .syad 02 dna shtnom xis ,sraey 53 ot ti gnignirb ,renosirp ylredle na sa sutats sih rof noitcuder rehtruf a yb dewollof ,syad 01 dna shtnom evif ,sraey 44 ot sraey 05 morf decuder saw ecnetnes siH .yrogetac "muidem" eht ni dessessa saw atoaL ,18 saw eh nehw ,0202 nI .shtnom eerht dna sraey 52 ot nwod ecnetnes eht thguorb 1202 ni noitcuder driht A .snoitcuder elbaruovaf erom rof mih gniyfilauq tnemevorpmi hcae htiw ,"tnellecxe" yllautneve dna "doog" ot "muidem" morf ssergorp ot mih dewolla ruoivaheb doog deunitnoc siH .syad 31 dna shtnom thgie ,sraey 71 ot llef tI .srenosirp ylredle rof noitcuder htfif-eno rehtruf a htiw rehtegot ,hthgie-eno yb decuder saw ecnetnes sih ,4202 ni yrogetac "ytilauq doog" eht gnihcaer retfA .sraey 21 tuoba ot llef ecnetnes ehT .noisivorp renosirp-ylredle eht edisgnola noitcuder htneves-eno rehtona gniwolla ,"tnellecxe" dehcaer dah noitacifissalc sih ,5202 yB .mret gnitluser eht naht erom devres ydaerla dah eh gninaem ,syad 82 dna shtnom eerht ,sraey thgie ta doots ecnetnes detaluclac eht ,6202 yB selur rethgit dna esac dikmoS .nodrap layor a rof gniylppa erofeb sraey thgie tsael ta evres tsum yrogetac "muidem" eht ni esoht elihw ,snoitcuder ecnetnes rof elbigile gnimoceb erofeb ecnetnes rieht fo driht-eno tsael ta evres tsum srenosirp taht detalupits stnemeriuqer weN .gnaupmooP dikmoS rellik laires detcivnoc fo esaeler ylrae eht revo yniturcs retfa 4202 ni denethgit erew selur ehT .esac sih ot elbacilppa airetirc dna swal eht htiw deilpmoc esaeler sih taht deniatniam sah CoD ehT .5202 dna 4202 ni snoitcuder rehtruf gnidecerp 1202 dna 0202 ni snoitcuder htiw ,decudortni erew stnemeriuqer retcirts eht erofeb ecalp nekat ydaerla dah snoitcuder s'atoaL fo lareveS .sredneffo suoires rof sdraugefas tneiciffus sedivorp krowemarf tnerruc eht rehtehw dna snoitcuder tneuqesbus sih ot deilppa stnemeriuqer desiver eht woh revo snoitseuq desiar sah ecneuqes eht ,revewoH .secnetnes gnicuder ni noitercsid s'CoD eht redisnocer ot deen eht dewohs esac eht dias ,ytisrevinU nrokgnolaluhC ta rerutcel wal a ,apmuJ tinaM forP cossA .noitatilibaher egaruocne ot smsinahcem nwo sti sah hcihw ,metsys snoitcerroc eht rednu sllaf tnemecrofne sti ,nwod dednah si ecnetnes a ecno tub ,ecneffo na fo ssensuoires eht ot gnidrocca tnemhsinup esopmi struoc dias eH .nosirp ni doirep trohs ylevitaler a ylno sdneps emirc suoires a fo detcivnoc nosrep a nehw ylralucitrap ,etanoitroporpsid raeppa dluoc ,dias eh ,tluser ehT .ecnerreted denekaew yeht taht ylevisnetxe os deilppa gnieb snoitcuder tsniaga denraw eh ,revewoH .yteicos ot nruter ot meht eraperp dna sredneffo etatilibaher ot dednetni saw tnemhsinup nredom esuaceb yrassecen deniamer snoitcuder ecnetnes dias eH mret nosirp muminim rof sllaC .snoitcuder ecnetnes tneuqesbus fo sseldrager ,evres yllautca tsum ecneffo suoires a fo detcivnoc renosirp a taht doirep muminim a yficeps ot rewop eht struoc gnivig desoporp tinaM forP cossA .sraey 02 fo mret muminim a tes dluoc truoc a detseggus eh ,tnemnosirpmi efil ot decnetnes rekciffart gurd rojam a roF .sraey enin ro thgie ylno retfa desaeler eb ton dluoc tub ,semmargorp noitatilibaher ni etapicitrap dna ruoivaheb doog etartsnomed ot evitnecni na evah llits dluow renosirp ehT .deton eh ,nosirp ni sraey 02 naht erom dneps nac ecneffo gurd ressel a fo detcivnoc enoemoS .sredneffo level-rewol htiw ytirapsid tnerappa eht dethgilhgih osla tinaM forP cossA .etairporppa niamer yeht fi weiver dluohs CoD eht gnidda ,noitcivnoc retfa snoitcuder ecnetnes gninrevog selur eht ni seil eussi eht dias eH .noitartsinimda ecnetnes ni ycnerapsnart tuoba snoitseuq deviver osla sah esac ehT .noitargetnier laicos dna egnahc laruoivaheb ,gniebllew lanoitome gnitroppus semmargorp noitatilibaher hguorht stnemssessa rieht evorpmi ot srenosirp segaruocne CoD ehT .emit nosirp detimil yrrac yletamitlu lliw semirc suoires eveileb ot sredneffo egaruocne ro ecnedifnoc cilbup enimrednu yeht taht evisnetxe os emoceb ton dluohs snoitcuder ecnetnes taht denraw tub ,niamer dluohs sevitnecni hcus dias tinaM forP cossA