Abu Ghaith, a son-in-law of Osama bin
Laden, to life in prison after finding him
guilty of terrorism
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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