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Some 200,000 officials were given what was called "light punishment", while more severe penalties were taken against a further 80,000. (BBC News)

She was eventually free, however, when Smith convinced a Supreme Court judge that it would ‘defy logic’ for Hartin to flee the Central American country when she was facing a relatively mild punishment. (Daily Mail)

Baldzhiyski received a mild punishment because the court described it as "murder by negligence." (The Sun)

The seven are expected to submit pleas for more lenient punishment before sentencing is handed down. They face up to five years in prison. (The Independent)