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2018-06-28 Terror Networks

Ahmed Abu Khatallah - Accused leader of Benghazi attack sentenced to 22 years

June 27 (UPI) -- The first suspect to be charged in the 2012 attack on the U.S. Embassy in Libya was sentenced to 22 years in prison, the Justice Department announced on Wednesday.

Ahmed Abu Khatallah,

....before his capture a leader in a revolutionary gang working to overthrow Moammar Khaddaffy...

a former auto mechanic who prosecutors accused of masterminding the attack that killed four Americans, was found guilty on Nov. 28 of several terrorism-related charges. But Khatallah was found not guilty of the more serious charges, including murder.

The sentence imposed Wednesday is for conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, destroying property, placing lives in jeopardy within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States and one count of using and carrying a semiautomatic assault rifle during a crime of violence.

Despite being found not guilty of the more serious charges, District Judge Christopher Cooper still could have imposed a life sentence on Khatallah based on the charges he was convicted of but chose not to.

"Even if you did not pour the gasoline or light the match, the evidence showed you were aware of the attack, and once the gates were breached, the likelihood someone would die was extreme high. This was not guilt by association," Cooper told Khatallah, according to The Washington Post. "This case stands as an exemplar for the principle that a defendant accused of international terrorism can get a fair trial in the U.S. criminal justice system."

Khatallah's sentence marks an end to a four-year legal battle since he was captured in Libya on June 14, 2014 and taken to the United States to stand trial.

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Posted by Besoeker 2018-06-28 07:07|| || Front Page|| [11166 views ] Top
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#1 ...Not a peep in the MSM. Clearly wouldn't do to remind people.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2018-06-28 09:13|| 2018-06-28 09:13|| Front Page Top

#2 Anybody ask him what was in that compound that made him want to attack it?

Posted by Abu Uluque 2018-06-28 10:59|| 2018-06-28 10:59|| Front Page Top

#3 Anybody ask him what was in that compound that made him want to attack it?

Probably already had been loaded on some nondescript freighter bound for the Levant by then, Abu.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2018-06-28 16:57|| 2018-06-28 16:57|| Front Page Top

#4 One wonders if Mr. Abu Kharallah is connected to the various nests of ISIS jihadis who were the children of Libyan anti-Khaddaffy groups allowed to settle with their families in England and western Europe several decades ago, who in recent years have planned and executed elaborate terror attacks between holidays visiting the folks back home in Libya.

Posted by trailing wife 2018-06-28 17:50|| 2018-06-28 17:50|| Front Page Top

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