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| Arabia |
| 22 jailed for terror activities |
| 2015-06-18 |
| [ARABNEWS] A special criminal court sentenced 22 members of a terror cell to jail terms of between five and 17 years on Wednesday mostly for the illegal possession of weapons and ammunition. Three other members of the 45-member cell, known as the Muwahhideen, were sentenced a few days ago by the court, a local publication reported Wednesday. There were jail terms of five, six, seven and eight years handed out to four men respectively. In addition, the court announced nine years jail for three, 10 years for two, 11 years for one, 12 years for two, 13 years for two, 14 years for one, and 17 years for one. Most were convicted of possessing weapons and ammunition without licenses. The court ruled that their detention prior to the verdicts would be counted as additional punishment. Two of the 22 men were not present in the court. All have been banned from traveling outside the country for a period equal to their jail time. They have the right to appeal within 30 days of receiving an official copy of the court's verdicts. |
| Posted by:Fred |