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| First Kuwaiti royal gets death |
| 2007-01-15 |
| A Kuwaiti court on Sunday sentenced a member of the ruling Al-Sabah family to death for drugs trafficking, a first in the oil-rich Gulf state. The court, whose rulings can be challenged, also fined the royal, whose name was given as Sheikh Talal, about 35,000 dollars. Another three people were sentenced to life in jail, including a Bidoon, a Bangladeshi and an Indian. Two others, a Lebanese and an Iraqi were sentenced to seven years in jail each. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Then again, he might have belonged to the wrong clique and been politically ambitious, plus been indiscreet about his schemes. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2007-01-15 12:31 |
| #3 $35,000 is the fuel bill for his smallest jet to go to Dubai and back for a weekend of gambling and whoremongering. This dude isn't going to swing unless it's with a bunch of high priced call girls. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2007-01-15 11:08 |
| #2 Yawn.....My prediction is the only thing that will "hang" will be the business end of Talal's hookah when he's not using it over dinner tonight in his private tent at the Mais Al Ghanem. The $ 35,000 fine was probably all the cash he had on him at the time. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2007-01-15 04:08 |
| #1 What do you call one Kuwati prince hanging from a rope...a good start... |
| Posted by: gromky 2007-01-15 00:24 |