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A military court ruled on Wednesday the acquittal of 12 defendants from charges of land encroachment in the case dubbed as the "Qursaya Island".Twenty-six Qursaya Island residents had to stand military trials over allegations of attacking members and property of the military in light of November clashes with armed forces. The court also sentenced 13 others to three months in prison who will be released for exceeding the legal detention period while one fugitive defendant was sentenced to five years in prison. |