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Two Libyan Cadets Convicted Of Rape In Cambridge
Two Libyan soldiers stationed in the UK have been jailed for raping a drunk and vulnerable man after a night out.
Moktar Ali Saad Mahmoud, 33, and Ibrahim Abugtila, 23, were found guilty of raping and aiding and abetting the rape of the man, who was in his twenties, on Christ's Pieces in Cambridge on October 26.
The pair were each sentenced today to 12 years in jail after Cambridge Crown Court heard the men had acted like "hunting dogs".
They were arrested while undergoing training at Bassingbourn Barracks in Cambridgeshire as part of an agreement by the British Government to help war-torn Libya after the 2011 collapse of Muammar Gaddafi's regime.
Outside court, Detective Inspector Alan Page, who led the investigation, said:
"This was a truly horrendous crime and I hope today's result will allow the victim some closure and to begin rebuilding his life.
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