After having served 17 - and - a - half years of his sentence, Hans was released from prison as a baptized Christian.
وَقَدِ ٱعْتَمَدَ هَانْز وَهُوَ فِي ٱلسِّجْنِ ،‏ وَأُطْلِقَ سَرَاحُهُ بَعْدَمَا قَضَى ١٧ سَنَةً وَنِصْفًا مِنْ عُقُوبَتِهِ .‏