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The wounds were sutured and the manager was detained in ̈
hospital for a week.
Then charged with this offence No.3 said "Because he resisted
(No.6) chopped and wounded hin.
and for the purpose of self defence
I did not chop to wound."
No.6 said "As he put up resistance at that time I seeing this
and was holding a knife I walked up and chopped hin several times. I
did not intend to chop hir purposely.'
1:
The guard was hit with the blunt edge of a knife on the back
of the neck and kicked on the chest.
A female was taken hostage.
She said she was taken by a person
wearing a peaked cap. He was holding a revolver and scened to be in
charge.
No.1 when charged with the kidnapping said "I did take part in
holding the girl but I released her later. I had no intention of injuring
her
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I have drawn Your Excellency's attention at length to the criminal
activities of the above seven ren to support my view that they constitute
a ruthless band of robbers and thugs. The evidence available fron
incidents on the 14th August, 1973 and the other cases shows their utter
disregard for the welfare, or even the life of anyone who opposes then.
Indeed, they appear to consider that their retaliation to anyone who has
the tenerity to oppose then is acting in self defence. None of the girls
kidnapped was injured and some of the seven have said it was not their
intention to harm their hostages. Whether this was so or not
it is impossible to say, but I shudder to think of what those hostages
might have been put through had the culprits been surrounded while the
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