MR PRIOR
Mr Chairman, to balance properly the interest of 
society with those of the applicants, and to reflect such balance in a 
verdict that is both just to society and just to the applicants so often 
calls for deep insight and for the wisdom of a Solomon - qualities 
with which we are blessed in some small measure.
	One must look carefully at the offender and try to understand 
his background and what moved him to act as he did in the 
particular situation in which he found himself.
	Then the demands of society have to be considered.  This 
includes the need to express appropriate disapproval of what was 
done as well as the need to deter both the offender and others from 
committing crime.
	The rehabilitation of the offender is also in a suitable case, a 
fact to be weighed.  The crime in this case is particularly horrifying. 
 And it is difficult to think of a more terrible crime than of innocent 
young people being killed in such an attack.
	The way in which these young people were done to death, was 
heartless and cruel.  The cover up operation which followed, was 
cunning and evidence of coldness and deliberateness about the whole 
operation which I found disturbing when such relatively young 
people.
	The crime is heinous.  It is clear from the evidence that all the 
accused were very much under the influence of the military high 
command under which they trained.  Yet having said all that, it is 
nevertheless clear that they embarked on this evil course of their 
own free choice.
	We have not been told the full truth of the applicants, it 
remains difficult for me to find reconciliation in my heart.  
	Is that what you wanted me to read out?