A total of six convicted persons were sentenced to six
years imprisonment each, while 40 were slapped with a five year jail term each,
29 were sentenced to four years each and 48 were given a three-year jail term
each, followed by 65 who were give a two year jail sentence each.
A total of 92 were slapped with one year jail term each, 35
were sentenced to six months imprisonment each, four got five months each and
30 were slapped with three months’ imprisonment each.
Six of them were sentenced to strokes of the cane, which
ranged from two to five each while 12 others got suspended sentences.
The police indicated that 200 people from all provinces who
were convicted were instructed to pay fines. The violent demonstrations left 78
police officers injured in the line of duty while one was killed.
Security services quelled the disturbances and arrested
more than 1 000 violent demostrators, many of whom were caught looting and
setting properties on fire. cHRONICLE
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