Tokens: It
is
true
that
the
exercise
of
these
powers
,
including
the
power
conditionally
to
release
a
life
prisoner
under
the
Prison
Law
of
1996
as
amended
,
is
within
the
discretion
of
the
President
of
the
Republic
,
on
the
recommendation
or
with
the
agreement
of
the
Attorney
General
,
and
that
the
exercise
of
the
discretion
is
not
currently
subject
to
review
by
a
judicial
or
other
independent
body
.
It
is
also
true
that
there
exist
no
procedural
safeguards
governing
the
exercise
of
the
discretion
:
in
particular
,
the
discretion
is
not
exercised
according
to
any
published
criteria
and
there
is
no
requirement
to
publish
the
opinion
of
the
Attorney
-
General
or
to
give
reasons
for
the
refusal
of
an
application
for
early
release
.
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