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Relatives of the 25 soldiers who were facing life imprisonment celebrate after the High Court setthem free on Friday. [PHOTO: KELVIN KARANI/STANDARD]
It was celebration galore after the High Court in Mombasa overturned the Court Martial’s decision to sentence 25 former soldiers servicemen to life sentence imprisonment for deserting the military.
The High Court quashed the sentenced and set the ex-soldiers free terming last year’s ruling by the Court Martial as “harsh and uncalled for” sparking dancing, singing, shouts of joy among family members and friends of the accused soldiers.
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