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) Phil Young returns to Cape Town
Free from Afghan hell LEON STEENKAMP
Enjoying the iconic view from Bloubergstrand was one of the things he missed the most being locked up in a foreign prison for almost three years. A much relieved Phil Young (50) from Table View is very happy to be back home after being released from a jail in Afghanistan last week. Young was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment in 2010 after being found guilty of murder in an Afghan court. He was working as a deputy project manager in Afghanistan for Anham, an American logistics supply company which had been contracted by the US government’s Counter Narcotics Advisory team when the incident happened. Young and a colleague were returning to the Anham compound in the Helmund Province when the deputy security leader of the base approached and started firing at their vehicle. Young returned fire and killed the guard. Even though the courts found that he had no motive other than self defence for killing the guard, that it was not premeditated and that he acted equally, he was found guilty and sentenced to prison. During an appeal hearing his sentence was increased to 16 years. Later it was reduced to seven years. While in prison Young’s family and friends rallied to support for his release and created awareness of his situation through Facebook and by writing to several SA and Afghanistan government officials. The remission of Young’s sentence and his early release was thanks to a decree issued by the Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai. “It is a great sense of relief to be back in a country where there is some kind of law,” Young said on Monday after spending the weekend catching up with his three children, family and friends. “The court cases are surreal. The decision is made before you enter the court, which isn’t even a court but an office. . To page 2.
TygerBurger walked off with the grand prize last week Friday when it was named Best Free Community Newspaper in the country at the MDDA/Sanlam Community Press Awards in Durban. From left are Marita Meyer (managing editor/publisher), Ishmet Davidson (CEO Media24 community newspapers) and TygerBurger photographer Carina Roux who won the features category and came third in the hard news category.
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