Iraqi court convicts 38 people on insurgent-related charges

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/09/10/africa/ME_GEN_Iraq_Convictions.php ^ | September 10, 2006 | Associated Press

[mdittmar]

BAGHDAD, Iraq An Iraqi court has convicted 38 people of charges related to suspected insurgent activity, sentencing them to prison terms ranging from six months to life, the U.S.-led coalition said in a statement.

The 38 were tried at the Central Criminal Court of Iraq on Aug. 25, the coalition said in a statement released late Saturday night.

Six people were sentenced to life imprisonment — three for kidnapping, two for "joining armed groups to unsettle the stability and security of Iraq" and one for murder after he shot and killed a coalition armed forces member, the statement said.

One other man — a Saudi national — was convicted of entering Iraq illegally and received a 15-year sentence.

Most of the others were convicted of possession of unlicensed weapons or attempting to cause an explosion and received sentences of between seven and 30 years.

[Loud Mime]

charming people............

Hmmm Why don't we have them try the insurgents here?

[truth_seeker]

So why can't they finish the trial(s) of Saddam?

[mdittmar]

Must be that darn democracy thing.

[river rat]

Sounds like several of those bastards should have been hung - not imprisoned...

Semper Fi

[glorgau]

One other man — a Saudi national — was convicted of entering Iraq illegally and received a 15-year sentence.

Wow, think that could ever happen here?