Iraqi Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Kidnapping Journalist Shelly Kittleson

Iraqi man who kidnapped journalist Shelly Kittleson in Baghdad gets 15 years

(ANSA) - ROME, SEP 1 - An Iraqi criminal court has sentenced to 15 years in prison the man identified as materially responsible for the kidnapping of American freelance journalist Shelly Kittleson, who also collaborates with ANSA, in Baghdad last spring, local media and Kittleson herself reported Tuesday. The man, identified as Amir Rahim Jabar Lazim, supplied and drove the vehicle used in the kidnapping. He is the first person convicted in connection with the case. Kittleson, 49, kidnapped o...

By ANSA