Landis, who was tried in his absence, was given a suspended sentence of a year in jail.
The three were sentenced to time served, which was 18 years and 78 days, and immediately released—though, to ensure good behaviour, a suspended sentence of ten years hangs over each man's head.
John was given a four-month suspended sentence.
He said after the verdict he believed he could still run for office because the 10 year disqualification does not apply to those given a suspended sentence.
She was lucky to get off with a suspended sentence.
US-born reporter Roxana Saberi walked free from an Iranian jail on Monday after a court reduced her prison term for spying from the original eight years to a two-year suspended sentence.
Having taken the age of the accused into consideration, the court has decided to give him a suspended sentence.
Mr Chey did not serve any time in prison, but was given a suspended sentence.
Disgraced South Korean scientist Woo Suk Hwang had his conviction upheld yesterday by an appeals court in South Korea, which knocked 6 months off Hwang's suspended sentence.
Jassin was sentenced to a one year suspended sentence.
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