By Paulan Jayse
Abdul Alhazred, former Vizier to King Caliphim of the Land of the Green Isles, was convicted today on two counts of murder in the first degree, one count of high treason, two counts of attempted murder, and several lesser crimes stemming from his service to the country. Deliberations lasted only one hour, unusually short for crimes of this magnitude. When the jury announced its verdict, Alhazred merely narrowed his eyes and glared menacingly at each juror. Cheers arose from the gallery, forcing the tribunal to call for order. After the verdict was read, the judge asked Alhazred if he had anything to say. The former vizier turned to King Alexander, the prosecuting attorney, and
said, “You will rue the day that you crossed Abdul Alhazred. There is no prison that can hold me! One day soon you and all the world will be at my mercy!”
Following Alhazred’s statements, the tribunal announced a sentence of life imprisonment, and ordered Captain Saladin to remove the defendant from the courtroom. Alahzred will be held for a short time in his cell in the Castle of the Crown before being transferred to an undisclosed loation for the remainder of his sentence.
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