28 March 2012
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Germany:
11 September trial collapses
The trial
of Abdelghani Mzoudi, a Moroccan accused of plotting the attacks
on 11 September 2001, in Germany has collapsed. This followed
evidence supplied by the USA to the German government from the
questioning of Ramzi bin al-Shibh (who was arrested in Pakistan
last year and is in US custody) was made available to the judge
in the case. The judge, Klaus Ruhle, said that: "if there
was any doubt, he has to be released". The evidence from
the interrogation on Shibh is believed to show that only three
people were involved, Shibh himself and the two Hamburg-based
hijackers of the planes.
The only person so far to have been convicted in relation to 11 September is now to appeal. Mounir el-Motassadeq was convicted by a Hamburg court last year and his lawyers had been refused access to the Shibh evidence.
Source: Guardian, 12.12.03
UK: Police says
500 people arrested under terror laws
The Metropolitan
Police stated (12.12.03) that 500 people had been arrested under
anti-terrorist laws since 11 September 2001. 90 have been charged
with "terrorist offences" (though none of these is
substantive and many concern making false documents), 100 have
have charged with "other crimes" (that is, nothing
to do with terrorism) and 50 have been handed over to the immigration
service. 260 people have been arrested and released without charge.
Source: Guardian, 12.12.03
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