A Sudanese court has convicted a Syrian and sentenced him to a month in prison for training Palestinians and Saudis to carry out attacks against U.S. forces in Iraq.
| A month, is it? Boy, that'll l'arn 'im! |
The court also convicted two Sudanese of helping the Syrian and providing information to help others plan attacks on government and Jewish targets in Eritrea. The court gave few details about the unidentified defendants or the investigations, and officials refused to comment — a possible reflection of the country's nervousness that it could once again be seen as a terrorist haven.
| Sounds kinda like that's what it's doing. Those one-month sentences should deter the Bad Guys, though... |
The court said it convicted the Syrian for holding classes in Sudan to train Saudis and Palestinians to carry out anti-American attacks in Iraq. A Saudi was to be expelled to Saudi Arabia, the court said. There were no details on how many Saudis and Palestinians were involved in the classes. The court said the Syrian and two Sudanese were convicted of aiding a foreign group and plotting attacks abroad. The Syrian was sentenced to one month in prison and fined $192,000.
| The $192,000 might be more of a deterrent, unless it's Zim dollars, which'd make it about $1.50... |
One Sudanese was sentenced to five months in prison and the other to six months. Prosecutor Mohammed Farid, who handled the case, refused to comment Thursday when contacted by The Associated Press.
| So why even bring him up? |
Two other Sudanese men were at large and were thought to be a source of funding and the link between the Saudis and Palestinians and the three convicted men. |