Will the appeal of the UN peacekeepers, sentenced for mutiny after protesting over pay, succeed?
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Background: A military court Monday sentenced 27 Nigerian soldiers who had served as UN peacekeeepers in Liberia, to life imprisonment for mutiny after they protested over pay.
The military court in Akure, capital of southwest Ondo State, found them guilty of mutiny for protesting over not getting paid their foreign mission allowances when they served in Liberia between 2007 and 2008. They had legitimately protested last year for the non-payment of their foreign mission allowances, paid by the United Nations under which they served. Femi Falana, their lawyer, accused some Nigerian officials of diverting the allowance money.
He said that the soldiers, who have been detained since last July, would this week appeal the decision of the military court, which he described as "outrageous".
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The military court in Akure, capital of southwest Ondo State, found them guilty of mutiny for protesting over not getting paid their foreign mission allowances when they served in Liberia between 2007 and 2008. They had legitimately protested last year for the non-payment of their foreign mission allowances, paid by the United Nations under which they served. Femi Falana, their lawyer, accused some Nigerian officials of diverting the allowance money.
He said that the soldiers, who have been detained since last July, would this week appeal the decision of the military court, which he described as "outrageous".
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Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source.
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Suspend date: Mon 30th Nov 2009 11:59pm PST
Initial likelihoods: Yes, appeal succeeds, sentence changed: 15%, No, appeal does not succeed, sentence unchanged: 55%, No appeal reported filed by suspension: 30%
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sqlman: show details ... a major mainstream news source. <br/> <br/> <b>Category Editor Clarification:</b> if the appeal has been filed but there's been no disposition by the suspension date, this market will be reopened.
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: Two articles suggest the sentence has been changed...
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h2D9dSWGneHUjr_LkhaL53MHuriA "Eight hours later, no answer at all. Rather, an answer belatedly came in on the 27 Nigerian soldier who were not paid after their service as UN peacekeepers. The soldiers not surprisingly protested. The surprise was, they were charged with mutiny, latest reduced to seven more years in prison. "
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http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/editorial_opinion/article01/indexn2_html?pdate=150909&ptitle=Reprieve%20for%20convicted%2027%20peacekeepers
"Reprieve for convicted 27 peacekeepers
THE commutal by the Nigerian Army authorities of the life imprisonment sentences handed over to 27 soldiers for mutiny, to seven years, is an attempt to reduce the harshness of the military court that adjudicated over their case. But more importantly, it signposts a need for a radical review of laws and rules of the Army, not just to reflect a human face, but the modern concept of justice particularly under a democratic dispensation."
bookie: Two articles suggest the sentence has been changed...
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h2D9dSWGneHUjr_LkhaL53MHuriA "Eight hours later, no answer at all. Rather, an answer belatedly came in on the 27 Nigerian soldier who were not paid after their service as UN peacekeepers. The soldiers not surprisingly protested. The surprise was, they were charged with mutiny, latest reduced to seven more years in prison. "
snd
http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/editorial_opinion/article01/indexn2_html?pdate=150909&ptitle=Reprieve%20for%20convicted%2027%20peacekeepers
"Reprieve for convicted 27 peacekeepers
THE commutal by the Nigerian Army authorities of the life imprisonment sentences handed over to 27 soldiers for mutiny, to seven years, is an attempt to reduce the harshness of the military court that adjudicated over their case. But more importantly, it signposts a need for a radical review of laws and rules of the Army, not just to reflect a human face, but the modern concept of justice particularly under a democratic dispensation."
Settlement requested Sun 18th Oct 2009 12:13pm PST by 
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: please settle "Yes"
"Nigeria commutes life sentence of soldiers jailed for mutiny"
The Nigerian army Saturday commuted to seven years the life imprisonment earlier imposed on 27 soldiers for mutiny after they protested over pay, an army spokesman told journalists.
"The sentence of life imprisonment given to all the convicted soldiers has been commuted to seven years imprisonment," Brigadier General Christopher Olukolade said.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5isrmUf1hCO3IRWWxEKmgUUrTaC6g
kruijs: please settle "Yes"
"Nigeria commutes life sentence of soldiers jailed for mutiny"
The Nigerian army Saturday commuted to seven years the life imprisonment earlier imposed on 27 soldiers for mutiny after they protested over pay, an army spokesman told journalists.
"The sentence of life imprisonment given to all the convicted soldiers has been commuted to seven years imprisonment," Brigadier General Christopher Olukolade said.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5isrmUf1hCO3IRWWxEKmgUUrTaC6g
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Settlement requested Thu 3rd Dec 2009 12:23am PST by bookie: Cmon, the sentence was changed, even if they still have an appeal pending.
bookie: Cmon, the sentence was changed, even if they still have an appeal pending. 
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predicted No appeal reported filed by suspension (H$50 at 5%)
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predicted Yes, appeal succeeds, sentence changed (H$500 at 35%)Comments (3)
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http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h2D9dSWGneHUjr_LkhaL53MHuriA "Eight hours later, no answer at all. Rather, an answer belatedly came in on the 27 Nigerian soldier who were not paid after their service as UN peacekeepers. The soldiers not surprisingly protested. The surprise was, they were charged with mutiny, latest reduced to seven more years in prison. "
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http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/editorial_opinion/article01/indexn2_html?pdate=150909&ptitle=Reprieve%20for%20convicted%2027%20peacekeepers
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THE commutal by the Nigerian Army authorities of the life imprisonment sentences handed over to 27 soldiers for mutiny, to seven years, is an attempt to reduce the harshness of the military court that adjudicated over their case. But more importantly, it signposts a need for a radical review of laws and rules of the Army, not just to reflect a human face, but the modern concept of justice particularly under a democratic dispensation."
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