Two more May Day detainees sentenced
Ibrahim Ibadh was found guilty of grabbing Sergeant Abdul Rahman Hussain’s baton and hitting him with it and Ibrahim Rasheed was found guilty of beating the officer with a cone and a helmet.
08 Aug 2016, 9:00 AM
The criminal court has convicted two men charged with assaulting a police officer during a historic anti-government protest on May Day and handed them a seven-year prison sentence.
Ibrahim Ibadh was found guilty on Sunday of grabbing Sergeant Abdul Rahman Hussain’s baton and hitting him with it and Ibrahim Rasheed was found guilty of beating the officer with a cone and a helmet.
The pair were convicted of aiding and abetting assault using a dangerous weapon.
A third man, Ahmed Unais, was acquitted.
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