Man sentenced to four months in prison for firing festive shots in Zarqa

Jordan

Published: 2019-10-24 10:09

Last Updated: 2024-03-26 13:11


Man sentenced to four months in prison for firing festive shots in Zarqa
Man sentenced to four months in prison for firing festive shots in Zarqa

The Zarqa Criminal Magistrate Court has decided on Wednesday, October 23, 2019, to imprison a man for four months after he had fired festive shots in Zarqa governorate.

The Court made its decision after a complaint was filed against the man, which indicated that he fired random gunshots in the air during a wedding.

The man was then arrested and referred to the Court, where he confessed to having committed such an act.

After the trial, the defendant was charged with possessing an unlicensed firearm and firing random gunshots based on which, he must be put in prison for three months; however, he had received the most severe misdemeanor penalty which is four months imprisonment.

Fees will also be imposed on the charged and the firearm that was in his possession will be confiscated.