AMMAN — The Court of Cassation has upheld a May 2023 Criminal Court ruling, sentencing a man to 10 years in prison after convicting him of attempting to murder two men in Ajloun in October 2020.

 

The Criminal Court declared the defendant guilty of attempted murder on October 14 in Kufranjeh town and handed him a 15-year prison term.

 

However, the court decided to reduce the sentence to 10 years because the victims dropped charges against the defendant.

 

Court papers said the victims and the defendant had old feuds.

 

One day before the incident, the court stated that the victims were walking in the street when they encountered the defendant, who was in his vehicle.

 

"The defendant drew a gun and fired several rounds towards them and fled," court documents said

 

The two victims received bullet injuries in their stomach and leg but survived due to medical intervention, court papers said.

 

The defendant was arrested later in the day by police, the court added.

 

The defendant contested his ruling via his lawyer, arguing that there were “legal errors in the investigation procedures”.

 

The Criminal Court’s attorney general asked the higher court to uphold the 10-year sentence.

 

The higher court ruled that the Criminal Court proceedings were accurate and that the defendant was given the appropriate punishment.

 

The Cassation Court bench comprised judges Mahmoud Ebtoush, Nayef Samarat, Hammad Ghzawi, Mohammad Shreiri and Mohammad Khashashneh.