A Pakistani court has sentenced former al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's three widows and two daughters to 45 days in jail for illegally staying in the country
In practice, that means 14 days in prison because they have already been in detention. Bin Laden's family members will eventually be deported to their home countries, their lawyers said.
Bin Laden was shot and killed in May last year by US special forces who stormed his house in the Pakistani garrison town of Abbottabad after a decade-long manhunt.
Analysts have said Pakistani officials may prefer a lengthy prison sentence for the women to prevent them from revealing details on how bin Laden was able to stay in Pakistan for years undetected, possibly assisted by the security establishment.
Reuters