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AMMAN — The Cassation Court has upheld a May Criminal Court decision to sentence two men to prison terms ranging from 10 to 22 years after convicting them of murdering a man over financial feuds in Amman in January 2015.
The Criminal Court handed the two defendants the prison terms for their role in the deadly assault of the victim on January 23 during a heated fight in the Nazzal neighbourhood.
The victim died in hospital four days later from bullet wounds he sustained during the shooting incident that came as a result of a fight with the two defendants.
Court documents said that one day before the incident, the defendants and the victim were involved in a heated argument about financial matters.
“The defendants wanted to take revenge and the following day decided to attack the victim,” court papers said.
The two defendants armed themselves with a pistol and a wooden stick and headed to the victim's house, according to court documents.
“The defendants attacked the victim and one of them struck him on the head with the wooden stick while the other shot him in the stomach,” court papers said.
The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital, while the two defendants fled the area and were later arrested by police, the documents added.
The Criminal Court attorney general asked the higher court to uphold the ruling against the two defendants, stating that the court proceedings were accurate and they deserved the punishment they received.
Meanwhile, the defendants contested the court ruling, arguing that the Criminal Court's proceedings were “inaccurate” and “did not rely on credible witnesses or evidence”.
However, the Cassation Court ruled that the Criminal Court’s judgement fell within the law, that the proceedings were proper and that the sentence given was satisfactory.
“The defendant knew the dangers of playing with a weapon and the threat it poses to his surroundings,” the higher court ruled.
The Cassation Court tribunal comprised judges Mohammad Ibrahim, Yassin Abdullat, Bassem Mubeidin, Naji Zu’bi and Majid Azab.