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| Oman jails 20 protesters on riot charges |
| 2011-06-21 |
| MUSCAT - Ten of 29 protesters accused of rioting in Ibri during the unrest in the country earlier this year have been sentenced to three years in jail. Nine were acquitted. The Ibri Criminal Court found the 10 guilty of preventing authorities from performing their duties, vandalising government buildings and not allowing employees to leave offices until late in the night, as well as damaging vehicles and obstructing traffic. Eight other accused were handed one year imprisonment, while another two will spend three months in jail. Charges against them included manhandling government employees. The court freed nine defendants because of lack of evidence. |
| Posted by:Steve White |