Doha
A Doha court has sentenced a young man to a year's suspended jail term and a fine of QR10,000 for possessing an AK47 assault rifle, and confiscated the gun, local Arabic daily Arrayah reported.
The young man had earlier posted a photo of the rifle on his Instagram account, following which the Criminal Investigation Department reported the incident and further investigations were conducted.
Eventually, the young man was arrested and the rifle taken into custody. At both the investigations and the court hearing, the accused admitted owning and keeping the gun illegally. No ammunition was found with the rifle and the forensic tests affirmed that it was in good working condition and could be considered a proper firearm. Finally the accused was given a suspended sentence in the hope that he would refrain from such actions in the future, the daily added.
