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| Jordan to seek death for al-Qaeda chemical plotters |
| 2005-11-28 |
| Jordanâs state prosecutor on Sunday demanded death penalty for the Al Qaeda leader in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and 11 other suspects accused of plotting a chemical bomb attack on intelligence services. âThe prosecutor wrapped up his case in the trial by demanding the maximum penalty (death) for 12 suspects,â a judicial source told AFP. A 13th suspect is being accused of a misdemeanour in the trial, in which four of the suspects, including Zarqawi, are being tried in absentia. The nine suspects in the dock, including alleged ringleader Azmi Jayussi, and the fugitives are accused of plotting, on Zarqawiâs orders, an attack on Jordanâs intelligence agency using trucks loaded with 20 tonnes of chemicals. In addition to âconspiracy to plotting terrorist actsâ, the prosecutor has accused them of membership in the outlawed Al-Tawheed Brigades organisation, as well as possession and manufacture of explosives and weapons. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |