1.   Shortly after his election as President in May, Lee Teng-hui announced a presidential amnesty for all political prisoners.

2.   Pashayev was released after his family met with President Geidar Aliev, who had declared a broad presidential amnesty in May.

3.   A prominent opposition leader in Azerbaijan said Thursday he was freed from prison this week under a presidential amnesty signed two months ago.

4.   A presidential amnesty could set him free, but there appeared no likelihood of one, at least for the time being.

5.   A presidential amnesty shaved three more years off the sentence.

6.   A sixth was set free recently by presidential amnesty.

7.   News reports speculated that President Kim may release them in a presidential amnesty.

8.   Renegade soldiers refused to declare their fast-fizzling mutiny over Monday despite the release of hostages and the welcoming of a presidential amnesty.

9.   Renegade soldiers refused to declare their fast-fizzling mutiny over on Monday, though they released hostages and welcomed a presidential amnesty.

10.   The ruling cannot be appealed and only a presidential amnesty or commutation can alter the sentence.