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2008.01.14: January 14, 2008: Headlines: Figures: COS - Tunisia: Diplomacy: Terrorism: Associated Press: Release of 2 Men Convicted of Trying to Kill Former US Ambassador Edmund Hull
Release of 2 Men Convicted of Trying to Kill Former US Ambassador Edmund Hull
Hassan — armed with a pistol and two hand grenades — climbed the wall of a store Hull had entered, the indictment said. Guards apprehended him before he could throw the grenades, it said. In March 2006, the two men were sentenced to five years in prison, but an appeals court later reduced the penalty to three years — citing the defendants' ages as a reason for leniency. The appeals court upheld the decision Monday, and ordered the men released because they had served that time. The judge, Mohammed al-Hukaimi, also said the men deserved to be freed because their plot was never carried out. Edmund Hull served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Tunisia and as Ambassador to Yemen.
Release of 2 Men Convicted of Trying to Kill Former US Ambassador Edmund Hull
AP News Alert
Jan 14, 2008
According to their indictment, Hezam Ali Hassan, then 17, and Khaled Saleh, who was 18, followed the car of Ambassador Edmund Hull through the Sabeen area of San'a in 2003.
Hassan — armed with a pistol and two hand grenades — climbed the wall of a store Hull had entered, the indictment said. Guards apprehended him before he could throw the grenades, it said.
Their arrests were announced in 2004.
In March 2006, the two men were sentenced to five years in prison, but an appeals court later reduced the penalty to three years — citing the defendants' ages as a reason for leniency.
The appeals court upheld the decision Monday, and ordered the men released because they had served that time. The judge, Mohammed al-Hukaimi, also said the men deserved to be freed because their plot was never carried out. %) Yemeni Court Orders Release of 2 Men Convicted of Trying to Kill Former US Ambassador
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