A man who was convicted of killing a US diplomat in a drive-by shooting in 2008 has been released from prison. The man spent the past 15 years behind bars.
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Abdel-Malek would not elaborate but one of the daily newspapers in the country, the Sudani, reported that the Abu Zaid family had paid blood money to the slain driver's family. Under Islamic law, or Sharia, which Sudan's judiciary follows, a convict can be pardoned if his victim's family is financially compensated.A spokesman for Sudan's ruling military declined to comment on the case. Other officials could not be reached for comment.
The coffin of John Granville, 33, who worked for the U.S. Agency for International Development, is received by U.S. officials in Khartoum, Sudan, on Jan. 3, 2008. Sudanese authorities have released a man convicted of the 2008 killing of John Granville.
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