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| Tunisian court sentences man for al-Qaida links |
| 2002-06-27 |
| A military court on Wednesday convicted a Tunisian of terrorist activities linked to al-Qaida and sentenced him to eight years in prison, attorneys said. It was the second conviction for Jaber Trabelsi, sentenced in absentia to 20 years in prison at a January trial of 33 men, all said to be part of the so-called "Milan group" whom U.S. and European authorities believe provided logistical support and recruitment for al-Qaida and other networks in Europe. He had lived in Italy but turned himself in to prove his innocence. Trabelsi was convicted on Wednesday of "having served, in time of peace, a terrorist organization operating abroad." Trabelsi was accused of belonging to a group not previously heard of - the Partisans of Fundamentalism and the Tradition of the Prophet. Trabelsi conceded he went to Afghanistan, but insisted he was not involved in terrorism, according to Raouf Ayadi, one of his attorneys. Guess it depends on your definition of terrorism, doesn't it? |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |