Al-Qaeda suspect jailed over 9/11
A Spanish court has jailed a man accused of heading a Spanish al-Qaeda cell for 27 years for helping to organise the 9/11 attacks in the US.
Imad Yarkas was jailed along with 17 other men convicted on charges of aiding al-Qaeda.
Two others accused of involvement in the attacks were among six cleared in Europe's biggest terror trial.
A journalist for Arabic TV network al-Jazeera was also jailed for seven years for collaborating with al-Qaeda.
The 17 men convicted were sentenced to between six and 11 years in jail for a range of offences.
But the judges dismissed evidence of recorded telephone calls used by the prosecution, saying they were misleading and often based on misunderstandings of the Arabic language.
The case pre-dated the Madrid bombing in March 2004 that killed 191 people and has been seen as a testing ground before the trial of those suspected of involvement in the bombing begins next year.
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Imad Yarkas was jailed along with 17 other men convicted on charges of aiding al-Qaeda.
Two others accused of involvement in the attacks were among six cleared in Europe's biggest terror trial.
A journalist for Arabic TV network al-Jazeera was also jailed for seven years for collaborating with al-Qaeda.
The 17 men convicted were sentenced to between six and 11 years in jail for a range of offences.
But the judges dismissed evidence of recorded telephone calls used by the prosecution, saying they were misleading and often based on misunderstandings of the Arabic language.
The case pre-dated the Madrid bombing in March 2004 that killed 191 people and has been seen as a testing ground before the trial of those suspected of involvement in the bombing begins next year.
Full story here
posted by Subrosa at Monday, September 26, 2005
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