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Old 08-07-2008, 17:14   #7
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Bin Laden's Former Driver Sentenced to 5 1/2 Years

Bin Laden's Former Driver Sentenced to 5 1/2 Years

Link to story here:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...l?hpid=topnews


Was Hamdan’s Chauffeuring Really a War Crime?

Possible reason why the sentence was so light here

http://www.propublica.org/article/wa...war-crime-807/


My position is he should have been sentence according to our laws; as outline below.

Federal Criminal Code
(Title 18, United States Code)
1. General Principles of Liability

Part 1 - Crimes
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 2. Principals.
(a) Whoever commits an offense against the United States or aids, abets, counsels, commands, induces or procures its commission, is punishable as a principal.
(b) Whoever willfully causes an act to be done which if directly performed by him or another would be an offense against the United States, is punishable as a principal.
§ 3. Accessory after the fact.
Whoever, knowing that an offense against the United States has been committed, receives, relieves, comforts or assists the offender in order to hinder or prevent his apprehension, trial or punishment, is an accessory after the fact.
Except as otherwise expressly provided by any Act of Congress, an accessory after the fact shall be imprisoned not more than one-half the maximum term of imprisonment or (notwithstanding section 3571) fined not more than one-half the maximum fine prescribed for the punishment of the principal, or both; or if the principal is punishable by life imprisonment or death, the accessory shall be imprisoned not more than 15 years.
§ 4. Misprision of felony.
Whoever, having knowledge of the actual commission of a felony cognizable by a court of the United States, conceals and does not as soon as possible make known the same to some judge or other person in civil or military authority under the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.
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