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| 15-year jail for injuring US soldiers |
| 2003-03-05 |
| A court jailed Kuwaiti police officer Khalid Messier Al Shimmari for 15 years here yesterday after finding him guilty of wounding two US soldiers last year. "The verdict is unfair," Shimmari shouted out in court before being led away after hearing the ruling. "You can't jug me! I'm a loon!" His defence lawyer Nawaf Al Mutairi told reporters outside the courtroom, in regard to the two hours it took to reach a decision: "The verdict was too quick." "How long do you need?" "How about 12 years?" Shimmari was sentenced to 10 years for attempted murder and another five for unlawful possession of arms. He was also fired from his interior ministry job. "Khalid, you can't go shooting infidels without a license. I'm afraid we're gonna have to let you go..." This was the first verdict related to a series of shootings involving Americans in Kuwait. Mutairi had maintained throughout the trial that his client was "crazy". Now he can be "crazy" and "locked away"... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |