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| Iraq CCCI: Sending Terrorists To The Big House |
| 2006-09-28 |
| The Central Criminal Court of Iraq convicted 22 security detainees Sept. 8 to 14 for various crimes, including possession of illegal weapons, using forged identification, and illegal border crossing. The trial court found Sadiqh SaÂ’eed IÂ’bu, a Syrian national, guilty of violating Iraqi Penal Code 10 of the Passport Law, and sentenced him to 15 years imprisonment. The trial court found Ali Mahmoud Hisim guilty of possession of illegal weapons, in violation of Coalition Provisional Authority Order 3, and sentenced him to 15 years imprisonment. Coalition forces apprehended the defendant after searching his vehicle and finding one loaded AK-47, a loaded RPK, two brand-new RPGs, five AK-47 loaded magazines, three fragment hand grenades and two ammo drums. The defendant also tested positive for gunpowder and explosives. The trial court found Abdullah Husayn Ahmad Salih Al-Sayad, a Yemeni national, guilty of illegally entering Iraq, in violation of Iraqi Penal Code 10, and sentenced him to 15 years imprisonment. Coalition forces apprehended him at the Iraqi-Syrian border. At the time of his apprehension, the defendant did not have identification or a passport. The trial court found Abdul-Elwareth Al-Said Abdul-Elwareth Al-Maghrabi, guilty of possession of illegal weapons, in violation of Coalition Provisional Authority Order 3, and sentenced him to 10 years imprisonment. Coalition forces apprehended him after finding 28 RPG warheads, three 82 mm rockets, 13 armor-piercing RPG warheads, 28 RPG propellant charges, five SKS machine guns, three AKS assault rifles, 10,000 AK-47 rounds, and 400 14.5 mm anti-aircraft rounds. The trial court found Taleb Khalif Khalifa guilty of possession of illegal weapons, in violation of Coalition Provisional Authority Order 3, and sentenced him to 10 years imprisonment. Coalition forces apprehended him after a search of his truck revealed 42 15-inch rocket time fuses and 20 rocket propellant bags. The trial court found Yassinn Eeid Hamaid guilty of possession of illegal weapons, in violation of Coalition Provisional Authority Order 3, and sentenced him to seven years imprisonment. Coalition forces apprehended him after a search of his home revealed four sticks of plastic explosives, seven grenades, detonation cord, explosives fuses, and AK-47 ammunition. The trial court found Omar Mohammed Kadihier Al Wani guilty of possession of illegal weapons, in violation of Coalition Provisional Authority Order 3, and sentenced him to six years imprisonment. Coalition forces apprehended the defendant after the search of his moped revealed a hand grenade. The trial court found Malud Salim Muhammad guilty of possession of illegal weapons, in violation of Coalition Provisional Authority Order 3, and sentenced him to 6 years imprisonment. Coalition forces apprehended him after a search of his house revealed a large weapons cache. The trial court found Muhammed Ahmad Salah, a foreign fighter from Lebanon, guilty of illegally entering Iraq, in violation of Iraqi Penal Code 10, and sentenced him to 6 years imprisonment. The defendant admitted coming to Iraq to fight Coalition forces. The trial court found Cheikhou Babanding Bafodi Diakhaby guilty of not stamping his passport, in violation of Article 24 of the Foreigner Resident Law, and sentenced him to five years and one month imprisonment. The defendant is a foreign fighter from France who entered Iraq illegally. The trial court found Ammar Rasheed Fayath and Laith Shaker Jassim guilty of possession of illegal weapons, in violation of Coalition Provisional Authority Order 3, and sentenced them to five years and one month imprisonment. Coalition forces apprehended the defendant after a search of their vehicle revealed a video tape containing an insurgent video of a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device attack on a Coalition vehicle convoy. The trial court found Hamid Ali Hanshill guilty of possession of illegal weapons, in violation of Coalition Provisional Authority Order 3, and sentenced him to two and a half years imprisonment. Coalition forces apprehended him after finding various RPG and AK-47 munitions. The trial court found Hassan Wakeah Sultan guilty of possession of illegal weapons, in violation of Coalition Provisional Authority Order 3, and sentenced him to two and a half years imprisonment. Coalition forces apprehended the defendant after a search of five dump trucks owned by the defendant revealed numerous small arms weapons and ammunition. The trial court found Mahmood Al-Hishmawi guilty of possession of illegal weapons, in violation of Article 27 of the Iraqi Penal Code, and sentenced him to one year imprisonment. Coalition forces apprehended him after observing the defendant fleeing from an IED explosion. A search of the defendantÂ’s house revealed two gas masks; two loaded AK-47s; a dismantled phone; wire; and a bottle of white liquid. The trial court found Ahmad Haloub guilty of possession of illegal weapons, in violation of Article 27 of the Iraqi Penal Code, and sentenced him to one year imprisonment. Coalition forces captured the defendant after receiving and returning small arms fire at the defendant and wounding him. A search of the defendantÂ’s home revealed three AK-47s. The trial court found Ayad Abeeb Hussein guilty of possession of illegal weapons, in violation of Coalition Provisional Authority Order 3, and sentenced him to one year imprisonment. Coalition forces apprehended him after finding various small arms weapons and ammunition in five dump trucks owned by the defendant. The trial court found Kareem Salman Al Ghoray guilty of possession of illegal weapons, in violation of Article 27 of the Iraqi Penal Code, and sentenced him to one year imprisonment. Coalition forces apprehended him after a search of his home revealed a cellular phone attached to a 6V battery; an AK-47 with magazines; three mortar bore sights; to anti aircraft gun barrels; a bayonet; 293 red flares; 100 cardboard flares; 92 7.62 rounds; a 9 mm pistol; 9 mm rounds; nine identification cards; 27 .38 caliber rounds; and 30 8 mm mortar rounds. The trial court found Muhammed Isam Ali Zahir Al Jaburi guilty of forging a civil affair ID in violation of Iraqi Penal Code 292 and using the forged ID in violation of Iraqi Penal Code 298, and sentenced him to one year imprisonment. Coalition forces apprehended him after a search revealed numerous false identification cards. The trial court found Najah Gomer Kalib and Mohammed Mahda guilty of violating Article 430 of the Iraqi Penal Code, and sentenced them to one year imprisonment. The defendants opened fire on Coalition Forces. The defendants were found with an AK-47 and a machine gun. The trial court found Mohammed Majid Fahaad guilty of possession of illegal weapons, in violation of Article 27 of the Iraqi Penal Code, and sentenced him to one year imprisonment. Coalition forces apprehended him after a search of his vehicle revealed an RPK with 150 rounds, an AK-47 with four magazines, an HHK G3 with two magazines, three walkie-talkies, a camcorder with footage of a local town, and a cell phone. Upon conviction, defendants are transferred to the Iraqi Ministry of Justice to serve their sentences. To date, the CCCI has held 1,537 trials of insurgents suspected of anti-Iraqi and anti-Coalition activities threatening the security of Iraq and targeting Multi-National Force-Iraq. These proceedings have resulted in 1,309 individual convictions with sentences ranging up to death. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #1 Kill them, then try them |
| Posted by: Captain America 2006-09-28 23:00 |