Pakistan sentences Bin Laden's family to jail
by Reuters
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Osama Bin Laden's three widows and two daughters are charged with living illegally in Pakistan.
A family lawyer said the five were sentenced to 45 days in jail and fined around $100 US dollars.
All are set to be deported to their home countries after their sentences, which will only amount to 14 days since they have been held in custody at this house since March 3.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) ZAKARYA AHMAD ABD ALFATAH (FACE NOT SEEN AS HE SPEAKS), BROTHER OF OSAMA BIN LADEN'S WIDOW, AMAL AHMAD ABDUL FATTAH, SAYING THROUGH TRANSLATOR:
"They are happy with the verdict and that they are being taken back to their own countries."
Pakistan denies having ties with the former al Qaeda leader, but his wives may reveal details of Bin Laden's Abbottabad bunker, which was raided by U.S. soldiers last year.
Jessica Gray, Reuters
A family lawyer said the five were sentenced to 45 days in jail and fined around $100 US dollars.
All are set to be deported to their home countries after their sentences, which will only amount to 14 days since they have been held in custody at this house since March 3.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) ZAKARYA AHMAD ABD ALFATAH (FACE NOT SEEN AS HE SPEAKS), BROTHER OF OSAMA BIN LADEN'S WIDOW, AMAL AHMAD ABDUL FATTAH, SAYING THROUGH TRANSLATOR:
"They are happy with the verdict and that they are being taken back to their own countries."
Pakistan denies having ties with the former al Qaeda leader, but his wives may reveal details of Bin Laden's Abbottabad bunker, which was raided by U.S. soldiers last year.
Jessica Gray, Reuters