- LATEST
- WEBSTORY
- TRENDING
WORLD
US seeks life in prison for Osama bin Laden's son-in-law Abu Ghaith
Updated : Jan 04, 2015, 02:01 PM IST
)
TRENDING NOW
)
Shilpa Shetty breaks down, Salman Khan cancels shoot; celebs rush to Lilavati hospital after Baba Siddique shot dead
)
Amid divorce rumours of Aishwarya, Abhishek Bachchan, video of Jaya announcing his engagement with Karisma goes viral
)
Bigg Boss 18: Rajat Dalal, Vivian Dsena, Avinash Mishra, Chahat Pandey, top 5 most popular contestants this week
)
Aishwarya Rai's biggest flop was rejected by Priyanka Chopra, ruined director's career, didn't earn even Rs 10 crore
)
Bigg Boss 18: Shilpa Shirodkar is in awe of Avinash Mishra, comments on muscular body, says 'when he removes his...'
)
'Fake drama': Sania Mirza, Shoaib Malik celebrate their son Izhaan's birthday in Dubai; netizens troll Pak cricketer due
)
Amid Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan's divorce rumours, Amitabh Bachchan quietly visits Mumbai temples for his son's..
)
Aishwarya Rai fans express anger after Abhishek Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan skip her birthday post: 'She needs to...'
)
Meet IAS officer who cracked UPSC exam twice without coaching, became youngest IPS at 21, is Vikas Divyakirti's...
)
Pakistani TikTok star Minahil Malik reacts after leaked video with boyfriend goes viral, says, 'I'm done...'
)
Rinku Singh buys luxurious bungalow after being retained by KKR for Rs 13 crore, SEE pics
)
Gandii Baat, XXX show actress Aabha Paul looks stunning in sultry photos, sexy videos
)
Meet Rasha Thadani, Raveena Tandon's 19-year-old glamorous daughter, set to make her debut opposite Ajay Devgn's...
)
Amid linkup rumours with Abhishek Bachchan, Nimrat Kaur drops Diwali photos with cryptic note: 'Mere ghar se...'
)
Amaran box office collection day 5: Sivakarthikeyan film beats lifetime earnings of Kamal Haasan's Indian 2, earns Rs...
The United States on Monday said Suleiman Abu Ghaith, a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden, should spend the rest of his life in prison following his conviction on terrorism-related charges.
Abu Ghaith, 48, had been convicted in March by a Manhattan federal jury for conspiring to kill Americans, conspiring to provide material support for terrorists, and providing such support.
In a court filing, prosecutors portrayed Abu Ghaith as a charismatic mouthpiece for al Qaeda after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks who recorded inflammatory videos to recruit new members, and said the defendant showed no remorse and lied at his trial.
Prosecutors also rejected arguments by defense lawyers, who seek a 15-year prison term, that Abu Ghaith did not knowingly plot to murder Americans, and that his speeches amounted to mere "whistling past the graveyard" because al Qaeda was already reeling.
"The defendant played a central role in al Qaeda's conspiracy to kill Americans, unapologetically celebrating the murder of nearly 3,000 people, proudly proclaiming to the world that this senseless tragedy was justified and America deserved to be attacked, boldly threatening more attacks of similar magnitude, and working to drive more fighters to join al Qaeda's deadly mission," prosecutors said. "A sentence of life imprisonment is the only appropriate sentence in this case," they added.
Stanley Cohen, a lawyer for Abu Ghaith, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The sentencing is scheduled for September 23 before US District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan. Abu Ghaith's trial featured testimony from the defendant himself, and offered a glimpse into bin Laden's activity shortly after the September 11 attacks.
The attackers flew two hijacked planes into the World Trade Center in New York and a third plane into the Pentagon outside Washington. A fourth hijacked plane crashed in a Pennsylvania field after passengers revolted. US forces in Pakistan killed bin Laden in May 2011.
