Pakistani spy who helped jailed terrorists escape gets 2 more yearsNovember 12th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - A local court here Thursday sentenced a Pakistani national, undergoing seven-year jail term for spying, to two years' additional imprisonment for helping terrorists, including the alleged assassin of Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, escape from jail in 2004. The 28-year-old Abid Mehmood was guilty of criminal conspiracy and of facilitating the escape of dreaded terrorists, including Beant Singh's alleged assassin Jagtar Singh Hawara and his two accomplices, from the high-security Burail jail in January 2004, though an over 100-foot-long tunnel they dug.
China sentences crime boss to 20 years in jailNovember 5th, 2009 CHONGQING - A court here Thursday sentenced a man to 20 years in prison for running a criminal network involved in extortion and other crimes, an official said. Li Yi was also fined one million yuan ($146,470) by the Second Intermediate Court in Chongqing municipality in southwest China.
Wis. man who launched flare that caused $50M fire at meatpacking plant gets 90 days in jailOctober 26th, 2009 Wis. man gets 90 days in jail for $50 million fireMILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee man who launched a military flare that sparked a major fire at a meatpacking plant has been sentenced to 90 days in jail. Twenty-five-year-old Kurtis J.
Singapore man gets 18 years in jail for raping daughterOctober 23rd, 2009 SINGAPORE - A Singapore court Friday sentenced a man to 18 years in jail for raping his teenage daughter, a media report said. The 38-year-old hawker, who was not named to protect his victim's identity, will also be given 24 strokes of the cane.
Man who listed 'robbery' as his occupation sentenced to 4 years in prison for robbing bankOctober 22nd, 2009 Man who listed 'robbery' as occupation sentencedRAPID CITY, S.D. — A 60-year-old Rapid City man has been sentenced to four years in prison for robbing a bank in the city.
Self-proclaimed Malay prophet sentenced to 10 years' in jailOctober 22nd, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - A Syariah High Court has sentenced Abdul Kahar Ahmad, self-proclaimed Malay prophet, to 10 years' in jail and six strokes of the rotan for five charges in connection with deviationist teachings. The court has also fined him RM16,500 after ruling that the defence plea to consider his age and his guilty plea could not be viewed as mitigating factors.
High court takes up Sukhram appeal, asks registry for evidenceOctober 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Friday directed the registry to file all records and evidences against former telecom minister Sukhram, who was convicted by a lower court and sentenced to three years in jail in a corruption case. A division bench comprising Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Suresh Kait asked the registry to furnish all the records and file these by Oct 26, the next date of hearing.
Singapore man gets jail for beating toddler to deathOctober 6th, 2009 SINGAPORE - A Singapore court sentenced a man to 12 years in jail for Viciously beating his girlfriend's three-year-old son to death, a media report said Wednesday. Firdaus Abdullah, 27, had originally been sentenced to seven years in jail in May, but will have to spend five more years in prison after an appeal by the prosecution.
Fourth defendant in death of California boy sentenced to life in jailOctober 6th, 2009 Man gets life in shooting death of California boySTOCKTON, Calif. — A 23-year-old man will spend the rest of his life in jail in the death of a 13-year-old California boy who was caught in the crossfire of a gang shootout while attending a barbecue with his family.
Australian mother sentenced to life in prison for starving daughter to deathOctober 2nd, 2009 Aussie mom gets life in jail for starving daughterSYDNEY, Australia — An Australian woman has been sentenced to life in prison for the starvation death of her 7-year-old daughter. Justice Robert Allan Hulme called the girl's death "unimaginably heartless and cruel" as he sentenced the 36-year-old mother on Friday.
Man gets over 15 years for incestOctober 2nd, 2009 BOGOTA - A Colombian man was sentenced to more than 15 years in jail for raping his daughter for 30 years and fathering seven children with her, media reports said. Arcadio Alvarez Quintero was sentenced to 15 years and seven months in jail by a judge in Fresno in southern Tolima province for incest and rape.
Man who tried to get in Ryan Seacrest's car sentenced to 15 days in jail for assaultSeptember 18th, 2009 Man who tried to get in Seacrest's car sentencedORANGE, Calif. — A man who assaulted a security guard who tried to stop him from getting into a car with "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest has been sentenced to 15 days in jail and three years probation.
In UK, ringleader of plot to blow up trans-Atlantic jets sentenced to minimum 40 years in jailSeptember 14th, 2009 In UK, airline bomb plot ringleader is sentencedLONDON — A judge has sentenced the ringleader of a plot to bring down trans-Atlantic planes with liquid explosives to a minimum 40 years in jail. Twenty-eight-year-old Abdulla Ahmed Ali was convicted last week of plotting the biggest terrorist attack since Sept.
China sentences three for needle attacksSeptember 12th, 2009 URUMQI - Three people were sentenced to up to 15 years in jail Saturday over a series of needle attacks that triggered a public scare in this capital of China's troubled western Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In the first case, a court sentenced Yilipan Yilihamu, 19, to 15 years in prison for stabbing a woman with a hypodermic needle Aug 28.
Man gets 10-year jail term for raping minorSeptember 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A city court Wednesday sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping an eight-year-old girl. Additional Sessions Judge Shailender Kaur held Kartar Singh guilty of raping a minor and also imposed a fine of Rs.6,000 apart from the jail term.
