Tokens: As
the
Government
expressly
acknowledged
,
the
procedure
currently
followed
in
Cyprus
suffers
from
a
number
of
shortcomings
(
see
paragraph
91
of
the
judgment
)
and
proposals
for
legislative
reform
were
expected
during
2007
(
see
paragraph
92
)
.
In
particular
,
there
is
no
obligation
to
inform
a
prisoner
of
the
Attorney
-
General
’s
opinion
on
his
application
for
early
release
or
for
the
President
to
give
reasons
for
refusing
such
an
application
.
Nor
is
this
the
President
’s
practice
.
In
addition
,
there
is
no
published
procedure
or
criteria
governing
the
operation
of
these
provisions
.
Consequently
,
a
life
prisoner
is
not
aware
of
the
criteria
applied
or
of
the
reasons
for
the
refusal
of
his
application
.
Lastly
,
a
refusal
to
order
a
prisoner
’s
early
release
is
not
amenable
to
judicial
review
.
This
lack
of
a
fair
,
consistent
and
transparent
procedure
compounds
the
anguish
and
distress
which
are
intrinsic
in
a
life
sentence
and
which
,
in
the
applicant
’s
case
,
have
been
further
aggravated
by
the
uncertainty
surrounding
the
practice
relating
to
life
imprisonment
at
the
time
.
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