Court upholds al-Qaeda May verdict
The Source: www.sabanews.net - 29/12/2009
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The Specialized Penal Court upheld on Tuesday a May verdict in the case of four Yemenis charged with having links to al-Qaeda and planning terrorist attacks, sentencing them to two to three years in jail.
The four of a terrorist cell, known as Musaik ring, were convicted of forming an armed gang and planning to commit terrorist attacks inside the capital, Sana'a, including targeting tourists.During the hearing chaired by Judge Muhammad al-Hakimi, the court upheld all provisions in the verdict that was delivered on May 05.In may, three of the convicted today Tawfiq Sa'ad al-Faqih, Muath Ali al-Zuraid and Nabil Ahmed Ali al-Suraihi were sentenced to three years in prison and the fourth Ali Hizam Ghurab was given a two-year sentence.They were charged with planning to attack tourists at tourist attractions in Sana'a including the Dar al-Hajar and security and vital economic facilities as well as the headquarters of the Red Cross on the Yemeni-Saudi border.
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