Suleiman Abu Ghaith, a son-in-law of Osama
bin Laden, has been sentenced to spend the
rest of his life in prison after being found
guilty of terrorism by an American court.
48-year-old Abu Ghaith was convicted
today, September 23, 2014 by a Manhattan
federal jury, Reuters reports.
He was indicted for conspiring to kill
Americans, conspiring to provide material
support for terrorists and providing such
support.
The sentence was reportedly pronounced
by U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan who
said:
"You, sir, in my assessment, are committed
to doing everything you can to assist al
Qaeda in its mission to kill Americans,"
The convict, who was said to be
unrepentant, reportedly stated in Arabic:
"Today, at the same moment when you are
shackling my hands and intend to bury me
alive, you are at the same time unleashing
the hands of hundreds of Muslim youths,”.
"And they will join the rally of the free man."
Abu Ghaith is also said to have quoted the
Quran declaring that he would not beg for
mercy from anyone but God.
Osama bin Laden was credited with
orchestrating the September 11, 2001
attacks on the Twin Towers of the World
Trade Center in New York.
Bin Laden was killed on May 2, 2011 by U.S.
Special Forces during an early morning raid
in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
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