Bin Laden's son-in-law sentenced to life in US prison

A Manhattan federal jury in March found the Kuwaiti-born 48-year-old guilty of conspiring to kill Americans


Reuters September 23, 2014

NEW YORK: Suleiman Abu Ghaith, a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden, was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday in New York following his conviction on terrorism charges.

A Manhattan federal jury in March found the Kuwaiti-born 48-year-old guilty of conspiring to kill Americans, conspiring to provide material support for terrorists and providing such support.

US District Judge Lewis Kaplan, addressing Abu Ghaith, said it was his "assessment that you are committed to doing everything you can to carry out al Qaeda's agenda to kill Americans."

COMMENTS (2)

Tauseef G | 9 years ago | Reply

Regardless of the sensitivity of the politics involved in the consequences of the so called 'war on terror'; who will verify the true identity of these 'actors' when the prosecution and defence are the same.? Particularly when they played their part quite convincingly in the 'greatest show on earth ever'...

Thoughtful | 9 years ago | Reply

Good riddance - anyone who glorifies 911 deserves to be locked up - anyone who promotes murder of people just because of their religion/nationality deserves to be locked up. No one should have any sympathy for this individual.

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