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Man gets six months in jail for drug possession
By Rana Husseini - Jul 26,2021 - Last updated at Jul 27,2021
AMMAN The Court of Cassation has upheld a March State Security Court (SSC) ruling, reducing the sentence of a university student convicted of possessing illegal narcotics in Amman in November of last year.
The court declared the defendant guilty of possessing illegal narcotics and handed him an 18-month prison term and JD1,500 in fines.
However, the court decided to reduce the sentence to six months in prison and JD500 in fines “because the defendant is completing his higher studies in Saudi Arabia and would lose his residency”.
Man gets 4 years in jail for murder attempt
By Rana Husseini - Jul 04,2021 - Last updated at Jul 04,2021
AMMAN The Cassation Court has upheld a February Criminal Court ruling, sentencing a man to four years in prison after convicting him of attempting to murder a man in Amman in June 2019.
The Criminal Court declared the defendant guilty of shooting the victim in the stomach on June 24 following “a heated argument” and handed him a six-year prison term.
However, the court decided to reduce the prison term to four years because the victim dropped the charges against the defendant.
Court papers said the victim received a call from his father to head to the defendant’s home to solve an outstanding problem.
Man handed 3-year prison term for molesting teenage girl
By Rana Husseini - Jun 27,2021 - Last updated at Jun 27,2021
AMMAN The Court of Cassation has upheld a May Criminal Court ruling, sentencing a man to three years in prison after convicting him of molesting a Syrian teenage girl in Amman in September of last year.
The court declared the defendant guilty of molesting the 15-year-old girl at a furnished apartment in the Seventh Circle area and handed him the maximum sentence.
Court papers said the victim met the defendant via Facebook and they developed a relationship.
The two exchanged numbers and started chatting on various social media outlets.
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