الامير السعودي تاجر الكوكايين كان ملاحقا بنفس التهمة في امريكا ايضا ونفذ من العقاب بسبب جواز سفره الدبلوماسي


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The prince, who is the grandson of Saudi Arabia's founding monarch Abdulaziz and the son-in-law to the Saudi deputy defense minister, was found guilty of using his diplomatic status and a 727 jet belonging to the Saudi royal family to transport the cocaine.

The United States has also indicted al-Shaalan with conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine but does not have a policy of trying cases in absentia. In 2005, a U.S. court found two other members of the operation guilty and sentenced them each to 24 years in prison and to pay $25,000 in fines.

Former Drug Enforcement Administration official Tom Raffanello, who oversaw the U.S. investigation of Prince Nayef al-Shaalan, applauded the sentence of the French court. "I think it is a great thing. I wish more countries would try criminals in absentia, when it's obvious they have avoided prosecution."

http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/...muggling_.html