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ARTICLE 118      The courts or authorities shall in passing
sentence take as far as possible into account the fact that the
defendant is not a national of the Detaining Power. They shall
be free to reduce the penalty prescribed for the offence with
which the internee is charged and shall not be obliged, to this
end, to apply the minimum sentence prescribed.     Imprisonment
in premises without daylight, and, in general, all forms of
cruelty without exception are forbidden.     Internees who have
served disciplinary or judicial sentences shall not be treated
differently from other internees.     The duration of preventive
detention undergone by an internee shall be deducted from any
disciplinary or judicial penalty involving confinement to which
he may be sentenced.     Internee Committees shall be informed
of all judicial proceedings instituted against internees whom
they represent, and of their result.  <<
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