Setting aside the original judg assed by the Shanghai Special Court, sentencing eight Russians. to. imprisonment terms ranging from nine to 15 years on charges of attempted kidnapping of Mfr. Theodore Sopher, prominent, focal—businessman, the Second Branch Kiangsu High Court on Apr. 23 convicted the prisoners on the charge of possessing firearms with criminal intent and sentenced them to gaol terms ranging from six months to three years.
As a result of the reversal of lower court' judgment, the prisoners} will have a short period to serve in the Municipal Gaol as they. were taken into custody in September last, and the days of detention will be deducted from the terms at the rat fof two days' detention to count one day in the gaol.
Serge Kwantseladze, 40, wi was originally given a 15) yew prison term, was sentenced Three" years"" imprisonment. Three other prisoners, Vassily Pavlof, Aphanassy Lakomkin, and Ivan Maximoff, who were originally sentenced! to 12 years" imprisonment each, received yesterday' a prison rin for three years each. "Abdulla
also sentenced to 12 years' imprison Chenbact "and Michael 'Romano ment, had their sentenced reduced to Jone year and six months respective. ly. Dr. O, Fischer was the defence counsel for Romanoff. George BagirolT and B, Shleman, originally' entericed to serve nine years in the gaol, were given six months each, Tu announcing judgment, Judge Yooh (president) explained that the jower court. had sentenced the Prisoners to longer terms of ime! Prisonment because the judge found them uily of attempting ping 'Under "the Anti-Ridnapping fa Law. "This. judgment. has been' set Sudge Yoon continued, and the accused were found guilty on charges of being in possession of ftearms fand sentenced accordingly. "Three pistols and 31 rounds of ammunition Seized from accused were ordered 10 be confiscated.
arrested by the police and charged Originally nine Russians, were in this case before the tower court, but one of the accused by the name lof A. Tevetkott, defended by the late clu Pac de' Marsoulies, was ace faultted and released by' the lower court His acquittal was upheld by the High Court.
The Fuling of the High Court concluded a case which aroused con:
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