Tag Archives: life imprisonment

Ethiopia sentences 10 for al-Qaeda links

January 15, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Addis Ababa – An Ethiopian court handed down heavy jail terms to 10 people convicted of having links to al-Qaeda, a judge said on Tuesday. The sentences ranged from three years to 20 years, and several of the convicted also … read more »

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Nigerian bomber’s family shocked by case

February 17, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Detroit – The family of a Nigerian man sentenced to life in prison for trying to destroy an international jetliner says the case brought them “tremendous shock”. Nine members of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab’s family travelled to Detroit but did not … read more »

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Somali pirate leader gets life

December 15, 2011 by IndepthAfrica

Norfolk – A former Somali police officer has been sentenced to life in prison for his role as a leader in the hijacking of a yacht that left all four Americans on board dead. Mohamud Hirs Issa Ali was sentenced … read more »

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3rd Somali sentenced to life in yacht hijacking

October 3, 2011 by benim

A U.S. judge has sentenced a Somali man to life in prison for his role in the hijacking of a yacht that left all four Americans on board dead. Muhidin Salad Omar is the third of 11 men to be … read more »

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Two Somali pirates get life in prison for U.S. yacht hijacking that left four Americans dead

August 23, 2011 by benim

Two Somali men were sentenced to life in prison today for their roles in the hijacking of a yacht off the coast of Africa that left all four Americans on board dead. Ali Abdi Mohamed, 30, and Burhan Abdirahman Yusuf, … read more »

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Court gives Rwandan official life for genocide

March 29, 2011 by benim

Arusha – The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda on Tuesday handed down a life sentence to a former women’s ministry official found guilty of taking part in the 1994 genocide and of extermination. Presiding judge Khalida Rachid Khan said: ”The … read more »

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5 Somali pirates sentenced to life in prison

March 14, 2011 by benim

Five Somali men convicted of piracy for attacking a U.S. Navy ship off Africa’s coast have been sentenced to life in prison. The men were also sentenced Monday to serve an additional 80 years in prison on other charges related … read more »

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Toronto 18 Member Gets Life Sentence

March 5, 2011 by benim

Shareef Abdelhaleem, a member of the so-called Toronto 18 who was convicted of participating in a bomb plot, was sentenced Friday to life in prison with no chance of parole for 10 years. Ontario Superior Court Justice Fletcher Dawson said … read more »

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South Africa: Cop gets 12-year sentence for murder

March 2, 2011 by benim

Johannesburg – A police constable received a 12-year prison sentence after he was found guilty of murder by the Reitz Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, the Independent Complaints Directorate said. ICD spokesperson Moses Dlamini said Constable Jappie Tshabalala’s case was taken … read more »

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A female inmate from Ethiopia raped by a Kuwaiti policeman – Report

February 2, 2011 by benim

A Kuwaiti policeman dragged an Ethiopian woman from among other inmates at a prison in the Gulf emirate and raped her in front of them, a newspaper reported Tuesday. The police man entered Nozha prison in Kuwait City and forced … read more »

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Guantanamo detainee gets life

January 25, 2011 by benim

New York – The first Guantanamo detainee to be tried in a civilian court has been sentenced to life in prison. A federal judge in Manhattan imposed the term on Tuesday on 36-year-old Ahmed Ghailani of Tanzania. Ghailani was acquitted … read more »

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Naked housekeeper ‘killed client who got too rough in bed’ before taking $40 for cleaning fee

January 12, 2011 by benim

A naked housekeeper, who killed a client because he ‘got too tough’ in bed, faces a life sentence if convicted of murder. Thomas Cordero, from the Bronx, was found by lawyer John Conley on rentboy.com – a site which offers … read more »

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Canada’s most dangerous cities

October 21, 2010 by benim

The Canadian rate is 610 properties broken into per 100,000 population, but an astonishing 53 of the top 100 cities have rates worse than the national average. RANK CITIES PERCENTAGE DIFFERENCE WITH THE NATIONAL RATE 1 Chilliwack, B.C. 104.28% 2 … read more »

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Canadian Commander Williams Handed Two Concurrent Life Sentences

October 21, 2010 by benim

A judge has sentenced Col. Russell Williams to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years for the first-degree murders of Cpl. Marie-France Comeau and Jessica Lloyd. The decorated former commander of Canadian Forces Base Trenton was … read more »

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