Nanking, May 26.
With July 1, the date set for the enforcement of the new (revised)
Oriminal Code, rapidly approaching, the Ministry of Judicial Adminstraion has issued identic instructions to the Chief Procurator of the Supreme Court and the Chief Procurators attached to the Provincial Higher Courts instructing them to start investigations regarding cases in which persons have been convicted of acts Which are not regarded as offences under the new Code, The order points out that the new! Code contains in Article 2 3 provision to the effect that where there a change in the law after sent fence has become final, but hat not yet been carried out,' or has been carried out only in part, and where the act in question is not punishable under the new Law, the persons 80 convicted should be' exempted from serving or further serving their Sentenees—Kuo Min.
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