All in a days work
The Central Criminal Court of Iraq has conducted 1,537 trials of individuals accused of crimes against the Iraqi government and/or the Multi-National Force-Iraq. Sentences ranging from light imprisonment to death have been meted to 1,309 defendents.
Here are some of the cases from the CCCI sessions of September 8-14:
Abdul-Elwareth Al-Said Abdul-Elwareth Al-Maghrabi was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for possession of illegal weapons, to wit: 28 RPG warheads, 3 82 mm rockets, 13 armor-piercing RPG warheads, 28 RPG propellent charges, five SKS machine guns, three AKS assault rifles, 10,000 AK-47 rounds, and 400 14.5 mm anti-aircraft rounds.
Mahmood Al-Hishmawi was apprehended fleeing from an IED explosion. A search of his quarters uncovered gas masks, AK’s and “a bottle of white liquid” – probably not milk.
Najah Gomer Kalib and Mohammed Mahda violated Article 430 of the Iraqi Penal Code when they opened fire on Coalition forces. Tsk, tsk.
The operations of the CCCI have an international flavor. Sunni’s from all over the Arab world, inflamed by the Arab press, flock to Iraq for the pleasure of mass-killing Iraqi citizens. The Iraqi court has little patience with foreign fighters. It hands out lengthy sentences for passport violations alone. The CCCI doesn’t wait to see what illegal aliens have in mind.
- Sadiqh Sa’eed I’bu, a Syrian, will be imprisoned 15 years for violating Iraq’s passport law.
- Yemeni national Abdullah Husayn Ahmad Salih al Sayad also pulled 15 years. He was apprehended crossing the Syrian border into Iraq without a passport or I.D.
- Muhammed Ahmad Salah, a Lebanese national, confessed his intention to fight coalition forces. He faces 6 years of incarceration.
- The CCCI sentenced French national Cheikhou Babanding Bafodi Diakhaby to 5 years and one month in prison for having an improperly stamped passport.
A substantial criminal underground provides fake I.D.s and ordnance for terrorists. Muhammed Isam Ali Zahi Al Jaburi was apprehended for running a forgery shop specializing government I.D.’s – a useful tool for death squad members seeking easy access to defenseless victims.
Kareem Salman Al Ghoray did a bit of everything – bomb making, weapons sales, and forgery. An MNF-Iraq press release reads:
Coalition forces apprehended him after a search of his home revealed a cellular phone attached to a 6V battery; an AK-47 with magazines; three mortar bore sights; two anti aircraft gun barrels; a bayonet; 293 red flares; 100 cardboard flares; 92 7.26 rounds; a 9 mm pistol; 9 mm rounds; 9 identification cards; 27 .38 caliber rounds; and 30 8 mm mortar rounds.
In Baghdad, the wheels of justice continue to churn as the elected Iraqi government liquidates its violent rivals.