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Syrian Activist Gets 12-Year Jail
 Syria's state security court yesterday jailed a man for 12 years, commuted from a death sentence, on charges of belonging to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, a human rights activist said. Another Syrian, himself a right activist, was sentenced to five years behind bars for belonging to a "secret organization."Abdel Karim Rihawi, head of the Syrian Human Rights Organization, told AFP that Abdel Sattar Qattan was first sentenced to death before the term was commuted to 12 years in prison. Since the mid-1980s, convicted Muslim Brothers on death row have all had their sentences passed under Syria's emergency laws in force since the Baath party came to power in 1963 commuted to long jail terms. Posted by: Fred 2006-04-03 |
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