They accepted his advice and rescinded the original plan.
The detainees and their families were the first to leave, as though fearful the decision would be rescinded.
If they prove to have done meritorious service, their original sentence may be rescinded and they may not be considered to have committed a crime.
He secretly confessed in 1964, but his espionage remained a state secret until 1979, when Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher publicly outed him and Queen Elizabeth II rescinded his knighthood.