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| Netherlands: Algerian jailed for forging passports |
| 2003-08-20 |
| EFL Dutch prosecution officials feel they have booked their first judicial success in the war against terrorism, as a court in Rotterdam jailed a 46-year-old man for one year for forging passports. They get it! But the judges said there was no evidence that Algerian Rabah I was connected with terrorism or Jihad, an Islamic holy war. The public prosecution had earlier demanded that the suspect be jailed for three years. The prosecution claimed that I was the "master forger" who supplied IDs and false passports to Islamic extremists wanting to carry out terrorist attacks. But the court ruled that the evidence was insufficient and dismissed the charge that I was a member of a criminal organistion. They don’t get it. More at the link. |
| Posted by:seafarious |