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| Sakra rips clothes in protest |
| 2006-05-23 |
| Al Qaeda suspect Louai Sakka, who is being tried in Istanbul for the November 2003 suicide attacks in the city, was not allowed into the courtroom on Monday after he tore his clothes apart in protest prior to the hearing. Security forces decided not to take Sakka before the court jury, fearing that he would disturb the hearing and make further protests. The trial of 73 suspects in connection with the 2003 Istanbul suicide attacks continued on Monday in spite of the protest of top suspect Sakka. Twenty-nine detainees appeared before the court today. Sakka tore his clothes in the security vehicle, uncovering orange prison clothes like those worn by detainees in the notorious US Guantanamo prison. Syrian national Sakka was apprehended in Diyarbakir province in August 2005 in possession of false papers, on suspicion of planning a bomb attack against ships carrying Israeli tourists which were due to dock at Antalya. Sakka was arrested for his suspected part in the Istanbul November 2003 blasts for which he faces a life sentence. He has declared to the media that he will make important disclosures during his trial. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #5 "Bailiff! Whack his pee pee!" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-05-23 17:58 |
| #4 "Git him in here!" "But he's naked, your Honor!" "So what?" |
| Posted by: mojo 2006-05-23 17:48 |
| #3 Drama queen. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2006-05-23 08:11 |
| #2 Well then, he's obviously innocent. Free him and give him a job in the Ministry to Promote Virtue and Prevent Vice. |
| Posted by: ed 2006-05-23 01:16 |
| #1 Sakka tore his clothes in the security vehicle, uncovering orange prison clothes like those worn by detainees in the notorious US Guantanamo prison. Look! It's...Detainee Man! |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-05-23 00:10 |