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Jordan indicts 7 on charges of recruiting militants for Iraq
 The military prosecutor on Tuesday indicted seven suspects on charges of recruiting militants to fight US forces in Iraq and referred the case to the State Security Court (SSC), judicial sources said. Prosecutor Fawwaz Atoum âindicted seven suspects and referred them to the SSC on charges of carrying out activity not approved by the government, which jeopardised Jordan's relations with another country,â a judicial source said. According to a copy of the charge sheet obtained by AFP, the seven suspects recruited militants in Jordan and then send them to Syria, where an individual identified as Abu Janna provided them with military training. Abu Janna also helped the recruits infiltrate Iraq âto fight American forces and Iraqi policemen,â the charge sheet said. The seven suspects, aged between 23-33, were identified as Ziad Horani, Khaled Sarqush, Yildar Abdullah, Ashraf Yashqawi, Hassan Agha, Mrad Muheissin and Abdelrahman Zahiri. A date for the trial has not been announced but if found guilty the suspects could be sentenced up to 15 years hard labour, judicial sources said. Posted by: Fred 2005-07-13 |
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