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| Twelve Out on Bail in Kuwait Attack |
| 2002-10-22 |
| Kuwaiti authorities released 12 people on bail Tuesday who were detained in connection with the deadly shooting attack on U.S. Marines, a defense lawyer involved in the case said. Lawyer Najib Wugayyan said five Bangladeshis and seven Kuwaitis who had been questioned as suspected accomplices in the Oct. 8 shooting were released on bail ranging from $1,000 to $1,650. Those released, all between the ages of 19 and 23, were suspected of "transporting items for the attackers, selling weapons or mediating efforts to sell weapons," he said. Perhaps Kuwait might think of dumping the Banglas. They've got enough nutbags of their own... "It looks like the investigation did not prove they had prior knowledge of the crime," said Wugayyan, who hadn't been allowed access to his clients in jail. "Whatchoo want all those arms and ammunition for, Mahmoud?" "Can't tell ya..." "Hokay. I dunno nothin'." Wugayyan said the Bangladeshis worked in a mosque in Failaka. "Just doing odd jobs, y'know? Just normal mosque maintenance. Stuff like sweeping the floors, washing the windows, cleaning weapons..." The shooters, Anas al-Kandari and Jassem al-Hajiri, spent a night in the mosque before the attack. The shooters were killed in the attack. "Nearer, my God, to theeee..." Six Kuwaitis, all between 20- and 24-years-old, remain in custody and could face such charges as joining a hostile organization, having prior knowledge of the crime and training to use weapons. Five of the six are members of the al-Kandari extended family, brothers Adnan and Mohammed, Suleiman, Ahmed and Ibrahim, Wugayyan said. Also still detained was a young man he identified as Ghazi al-Tarrah. If convicted, the six could receive life in prison. Another family venture. Mom and Dad must be so proud... Kuwaiti authorities have said they were interrogating 15 suspected accomplices, though they also had detained an unspecified number of material witnesses. It wasn't clear if some of them later were considered suspects. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #1 "Perhaps Kuwait might think of dumping the Banglas. They've got enough nutbags of their own... " The economic structure in Kuwait is predicated on cheap foreign labor....in the form of indentured servants from around the Islamosphere. These poor bastards have their passports held by their employers until their contracts are fulfilled; said contracts are routinely multi-year and don't pay much. The population of the Emirate of Kuwait is only around two-thirds Kuwaiti, with the majority of the balance being made up of these laborers. Please do not misunderstand me, I am not disagreeing with you about this, I am just offering additional information for those that are interested. |
| Posted by: Xenophon 2002-10-23 04:27:33 |