Court sentences chief suspect in Afrasheem murder case to three years for drug offence
07 Jul 2013, 2:12 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
The Criminal Court has sentenced Hussain Humam, the chief suspect charged with the murder of MP Dr Afrasheem Ali, to three years in prison after finding him guilty of a drug offence.
The Criminal Court ruling stated that on July 14, 2012, police arrested Humam while he was under the influence of an illegal substance and tested his urine which showed that he had used cannabis.
Moreover, during the trial Humam confessed that he was under the influence of an illegal substance, the ruling stated.
Including this ruling, Humam will now have a total of 10 years in prison while the Afrasheem murder trial continues.
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