The Archive · 1925

Assaulting the Police

Persian Convicted of Throwing Book at a Sergeant Golan Habib, a Persian, was sentenced to three weeks' imprisonment, in the Mixed Court on Saturday last on a charge of assaulting the police.

Accused stated to have thrown a book at sergeant Carney while at the Central Police Station, when he was about to be released after serving a previous sentence three months.

Accused who was about to be restored his property which had beea taken from him when arrested, said that a-rug was missing and there-jupon lissaulted the police sergeant.

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