Osama bin ladens soninlaw to appear in new york federal. Sulaiman abu ghaith, a soninlaw of osama bin laden who once served as a spokesman for al qaeda, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment on friday morning in federal court in manhattan, where he. He was sitting next to bin laden when the alqaida leader took. Abu ghaith first gained attention during the 19901991 iraqi invasion and occupation of kuwait.
Sulaiman abu ghaith, reportedly a 47yearold kuwaiti and allegedly a senior propagandist in the alqaeda network, is accused of conspiring. Sulaiman abu ghaith took court watchers by surprise when he testified on his own behalf. Court sulaiman abu ghaith is expected to appear in a manhattan federal court friday after he was detained in jordan and sent to the united states. Osama bin ladens soninlaw sulaiman abu ghaith was found guilty in new york of helping alqaida terrorists conspire to kill americans and other terrorist activities on. Osama bin ladens soninlaw faces nyc trial abc news. Us hits bin ladens soninlaw with new conspiracy charges. Sulaiman abu ghaith guilty of conspiring to kill americans wsj. Sulaiman abu ghaith, 48, is a kuwaitiborn muslim cleric and powerful orator whose speaking skills drew the attention of osama bin laden in 2001. The defendant, sulaiman abu ghaith, 48, who was the most senior adviser to bin laden to be tried in a civilian court in the united states since the attacks, was accused of giving voice to bin. From least about may 2001, and including about 2002, offense begun and committed outside the jurisdiction any particular state district the united states, sulaiman abu ghayth, aka salman abu ghayth, the defendant, who has been first brought and arrested the southern district new york, and others known and unknown, unlawfully and knowingly. A federal judge sentenced sulaiman abu ghaith to life in prison. The terrorist suspect is not, and has not ever been, a citizen of.
Osama bin ladens soninlaw goes to trial on monday for his role in the september 11th, 2001 attacks. His attorney, stanley cohen, requested a 60day delay in the trial, currently scheduled for february 3, so he could prepare for the new charges. Bin ladens soninlaw found guilty of conspiring to kill americans. Sulaiman abu ghaith, who pleaded not guilty friday to charges of conspiring to kill americans on 911, is in a cell thats eight feet by 12 feet.
Ghaith alhor 2020 ghaith alhor, under exclusive license to universal music mena. The swift justice of the al qaeda messenger trial with jury deliberations now underway, suleiman abu ghaith s case is proving to be a textbook example of why civilian courtrooms work better than. Court former alqaida spokesman sulaiman abu ghaith was captured by u. The swift justice of the al qaeda messenger trial the. New york it was movie time at the guesthouse in afghanistan, but this was no regular guesthouse, and it was no regular movie. Bin ladens soninlaw convicted of conspiring to kill. The defense has also denied that abu ghaith was an alqaeda spokesperson. Sulaiman abu ghaiths transgender defender al jazeera. Sulaiman abu ghayth, aka suleiman abu gayth, a former associate of usama bin laden, has been arrested and charged in an indictment unsealed today in new york city with conspiracy to kill u. Osama bin ladens soninlaw takes stand in own defense sulaiman abu ghaith took court watchers by surprise when he testified on his own behalf. Now you can learn to understand native speakers, expand your vocabulary, and improve your pronunciation. His sermons denouncing the occupation and iraqi president saddam hussein gained him some degree of popularity amongst the kuwaiti people. Officials said sulaiman abu ghaith, who was born in kuwait and was bin ladens soninlaw, was captured in jordan over the last week.
Potential jurors in bin laden soninlaw case tell of sept. Sulaiman abu ghaith is expected to be in us federal court in new york on friday in an initial hearing to face terror charges, despite objections from us sena. Osama bin ladens soninlaw recalls night of 911 with al qaida. In this courtroom drawing, osama bin ladens soninlaw, sulaiman abu ghaith, center, listens to a translator, in u. At trial, soninlaw recalls a cave meeting with bin laden on 911. When bin laden asked what he thought would happen next, mr abu ghaith testified that he responded by predicting america will not settle until it kills you and topples the state of the taliban. Last tuesday, in a courtroom in new york city, a longrunning chapter in the war on terror came to an end, when sulaiman abu ghaith, 48, a kuwaitiborn cleric who appeared in media broadcasts as a spokesman for alqaeda the day after the terrorist attacks of september 11. Osama bin laden soninlaw convicted for role as alqaida.
Sulaiman abu ghaith was tapped as al qaeda spokesman after sept. A new york jury has convicted osama bin ladens soninlaw, sulaiman abu ghaith, of aiding terrorists and conspiring to kill americans. Here is sulaiman abu ghaith, and sulaiman was a key lieutenant of osama bin laden. Osama bin laden s son in law sulaiman abu ghaith testifies at his trial osama bin ladens soninlaw sulaiman abu ghaith testifies at his trial. The kuwaiti government subsequently removed him from the mosque and banned him from giving sermons, and he became a high school teacher of religion. The seniormost al qaeda leader prosecuted in any court, usama bin ladens soninlaw u. Sulaiman abu ghaith, bin ladens soninlaw, charged in. New york it took less than months for sulaiman abu ghaith, a soninlaw of osama bin laden, to be arrested, put on trial and convicted of terrorism charges for being the fiery mouthpiece of. The verdict came after about five hours of deliberation in the case against suleiman abu ghaith, the highestranking alqaida figure to face trial on. Terrorists shouldnt be tried in the same courts as u. New york court convicts osama bin ladens soninlaw youtube. Sulaiman abu ghaith, 48, is the highestranking alqaeda figure to face trial on us soil since the attacks. Sulaiman abu ghaith sentenced to life in prison bbc news.
Abu ghaith pleaded not guilty to all charges on monday. He wrote many, many times statements to this effect. Bin ladens brotherinlaw goes on trial in manhattan. Bin laden soninlaws trial to hear testimony beamed from. He was convicted in march of conspiring to kill americans. He is married to one of osama bin ladens daughters. Sulaiman abu ghaith is shown in a frame grab from a video made after the sept. Bin laden soninlaw denies speaking for al qaeda in a call for jihad sulaiman abu ghaith in a 2001 video. The twoway sulaiman abu ghaith may be best known for his appearance in videos. One of bin ladens soninlaws lawyers, zoe dolan, is a transgender woman whose life was forever changed in egypt. Sulaiman abu ghaith appeared in federal court in new york city. Sulaiman abu ghaith pleads not guilty for conspiracy to kill americans. Kuwait sulaiman jassem sulaiman abo ghaith abo ghaith has been the official spokesman of alqaeda since his appointment to that position after the. Osama bin ladens soninlaw takes stand in own defense.
Sulaiman abu ghaith appears in this still image taken from an undated video address for alqaida. The trial for osama bin ladens soninlaw, sulaiman abu ghaith, opened on friday in new york, making him the most senior alqaida operative to be tried in federal court. Heavily featured in alqaeda propaganda videos used to. Abu ghaith, a bin laden adviser, is sentenced to life in.
Presumed 9 11 mastermind rejects claims about bin ladens soninlaw sulaiman abu ghaith in a video made after the sept. The trial of sulaiman abu ghaith should not be held in federal court, but much rather in a military tribunal at guantanamo bay. The founding al qaeda member who led its terrorist training camp in afghanistan and its cell in east africa u. Sulaiman abu ghaith, osama bin ladens soninlaw, was convicted wednesday for his role as alqaidas fiery chief spokesman after 911 a verdict prosecutors said vindicated the obama. Feinstein weighs the case of sulaiman abu ghaith, the soninlaw of osama bin laden, who is being tried in a new york city courtroom near ground zero for conspiracy to murder american citizens. Presumed 9 11 mastermind rejects claims about bin ladens. Sulaiman abu ghaith guilty verdict revives terror trial.
Thousands of youtube videos with englishchinese subtitles. Sulaiman abu ghaith, osama bin ladens most senior adviser to be tried in a civilian court, said the former qaeda leader summoned him on. Sulaiman abu ghaith is the highest profile member of alqaeda to be prosecuted in a civilian. Ghaith meant to be meant to be associated performer. Bin laden soninlaw denies speaking for al qaeda in a. Osama bin ladens soninlaw pleaded not guilty friday to conspiring to kill americans. Reuterslandov osama bin ladens soninlaw was found guilty wednesday of conspiring to kill. Abu ghaith is on trial in new york on charges of conspiring to kill u. Bin ladens sonin law stands trial in federal court youtube. Sulaiman abu ghaith, recalled bin laden telling him.
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