Jordanian Given 15-Year-Sentence
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KUWAIT CITY — A martial-law court on Monday sentenced a 57-year-old Jordanian air-conditioning technician to 15 years in prison for possessing explosives.
The court ordered Hossni Mahmoud Hassan deported after he completes the prison term.
Hassan, who had worked in Kuwait since 1957, was caught at a checkpoint after Kuwait was recaptured from Iraq on Feb. 26, security officials said. They said he was transporting explosives in a bag on the front seat of his car.
The only witness against Hassan was asked to appear in court 10 times but did not show up, said defense attorney Najeeb Wuqayan.
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