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Arabia
Yemen puts ex-Gitmo prisoners on trial
2006-01-25
A court specialized in terrorism cases will launch the trial of six people on charges of operating for Al-Qaeda, including four who were repatriated from Guantanamo a year ago.

A source quoted in the pro-government daily September 26 said Monday that among the defendants are Mohammed Hamdi Al-Ahdal, also called Abu Asem Al-Macci, and Ghaleb Zaidi, who were arrested in SanaÂ’a in December 2003.

Al-Ahdal reportedly admitted during interrogation he received large amounts of money from overseas through intermediaries in Kuwait.

Al-Ahdal, believed to be the No. 2 Al-Qaeda man in Yemen after Sinan Al-Harithy who was killed in a U.S. drone attack in eastern Yemen in 2002, said he distributed the money to the families of Al-Qaeda prisoners and detainees in Guantanamo.

The four other defendants who were handed over to Yemen by the U.S. authorities a year ago rejected accusations of being involved directly in terrorist activities, but acknowledged they have forged travel documents and identity cards for Al-Qaeda operatives.

The Yemeni government describes Al-Ahdal as one of the most active and dangerous members of Al-Qaeda in Yemen. They said he was involved in fighting with Al-Qaeda in Chechnya and Afghanistan, where he was wounded and had his leg amputated.

After becoming disabled, Al-Ahdal shifted from field action to the administration and financing of Al-Qaeda operations in Yemen.

Investigations by intelligence agencies revealed Al-Ahdal was directly involved in bombings attacks in Yemen and terrorist plans which were aborted.
Posted by:Dan Darling

#1  Maybe the chow at Gitmo wasn't so bad after all.
Posted by: Besoeker   2006-01-25 09:07  

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