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Posted on 06/05/2002 10:14:09 AM PDT by Lorraine
The Saudi princess won't go to trial after all.
Princess Buniah al-Saud, 41, who captured headlines last year after she was accused of pushing her maid down some stairs, slavery and dealing in stolen property, has agreed to a deal with state prosecutors to end her case.
She will enter a written no-contest plea to misdemeanor battery. She will have to pay a $1,000 fine and court costs and write a letter of acknowledgement to the court.
She will not have to appear before the judge.
"She can do this and stay in the comfort of her home in Saudi Arabia," Assistant State Attorney Mike Saunders said late Tuesday.
From the time of her December arrest, al-Saud denied she pushed Ismiyati Suryono down 12 steps at their east Orange apartment. She was later accused of forcing her maid to work without pay and stealing electronic equipment from her driver and selling it.
Ultimately, she was charged with attempted aggravated battery.
The princess settled a civil lawsuit filed by Suryono and returned to Saudi Arabia in February with a judge's permission. Terms of the settlement were not released.
In a turn of events, it appeared the case might be dismissed after the state's star witness, Suryono, 36, flew home to Indonesia for her mother's funeral and was denied a visa to return to the United States.
Saunders said he was prepared to ask the judge to admit a 911 telephone tape and deputies' statements as evidence.
Al-Saud's attorney, Russell Crawford, declined to comment.
Circuit Judge Richard Conrad agreed to withhold a finding of guilt, which could allow the princess to return to the United States to study English. Known as "Bonnie" to her classmates, she had been taking classes at the University of Central Florida.
She told the judge at a hearing in February that she would like to be able to return to Central Florida.
Saudi Princess Dearest.
Patience is an American virtue, as is a good memory....
As a nation we've been there before 2 centuries ago, paying ransom to moslum barbary pirates. Eventually, the appeasement became too much of a burden and a disgrace and the President sent the Navy to pay the ransom "in iron" (cannon balls).
This time won't be any different.
I don't like the smell of that.
Oops -- I'm not a < DRUMROLL >Princess< /DRUMROLL >. Never mind.
She will also require a visa to re-enter the U.S., and I hear those are getting a bit tougher to come by these days, especially for certainly nationalities including Saudis. If she wants a student visa, she'll have to get a school to admit her first. Even marginally respectable ones aren't likely to do that, unless her family makes a sizeable donation (i.e. covers the cost of a dozen or so needy students attending full time for four years, which wouldn't be so bad). And studying English at some proprietary school in Brooklyn or Miami would probably be good for her -- the other students there tend to be working as maids and drivers, and could be counted on to put her in her place.
The maid is probably now wealthy beyond her wildest dreams, so a certain amount of justice has been done here. Why on earth we wouldn't have let her back into the U.S. long enough to testify is quite beyond me, though. I suspect the truth is that she didn't really want to come back, because her huge settlement had a "keep quiet and don't testify" clause.
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Victim
Especially, coupled with this:
Circuit Judge Richard Conrad agreed to withhold a finding of guilt, which could allow the princess to return to the United States to study English.
Gives true meaning to the vulgar terms normally applied to these hateful, murderous and ignorant sand dwelling clymers.
These folks are NOT our friends.....they are our sworn and mortal enemy - until they or we are bled white.
Why does our government CONTINUE to kiss their asses -- insteading of kicking their ass in retribution for their support of terrorism?
Semper Fi
Yeah, but does she have the legs?
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