April 29, 2005
Death
Akbar gets death in 2003 attack
A military jury has sentenced Sgt. Hasan Akbar to death for the 2003 murders of two officers in a grenade and rifle attack at a military camp in Kuwait. Akbar, who gave a brief, barely audible apology hours earlier, stood at attention yesterday between his lawyers as the verdict was delivered. He showed no emotion. He could have been sentenced to life in prison with or without parole for the attack, which also wounded 14 fellow members of the Army's 101st Airborne Division at Camp Pennsylvania in Kuwait. The 15-person military jury, which last week took just 21/2 hours to convict Akbar of premeditated murder and attempted premeditated murder, deliberated for about seven hours in the sentencing phase. After jurors reached a verdict, they voted on whether to reconsider the decision after one juror asked that they do so.Posted by Ithildin at April 29, 2005 8:54 AM | PROCURE FINE OLD WORLD ABSINTHE
