Tokens: “
However
,
as
regards
the
fact
that
as
a
consequence
of
the
change
in
the
prison
law
(
see
paragraph
58
above
)
,
the
applicant
,
as
a
life
prisoner
,
no
longer
has
a
right
to
have
his
sentence
remitted
,
the
Court
notes
that
this
matter
relates
to
the
execution
of
the
sentence
as
opposed
to
the
‘
penalty
’
imposed
on
him
,
which
remains
that
of
life
imprisonment
.
Although
the
changes
in
the
prison
legislation
and
in
the
conditions
of
release
may
have
rendered
the
applicant
’s
imprisonment
effectively
harsher
,
these
changes
can
not
be
construed
as
imposing
a
heavier
‘
penalty
’
than
that
imposed
by
the
trial
court
(
see
Hogben
and
Hosein
,
both
cited
above
)
.
In
this
connection
,
the
Court
would
reiterate
that
issues
relating
to
release
policies
,
the
manner
of
their
implementation
and
the
reasoning
behind
them
fall
within
the
power
of
the
member
States
in
determining
their
own
criminal
policy
(
see
Achour
,
cited
above
,
§
44
)
.
Accordingly
,
there
has
not
been
a
violation
of
Article
7
of
the
Convention
in
this
regard
”
(
see
paragraph
151
of
the
judgment
)
.
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