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| Qaeda goon hit with life sentence for planning U.S. embassy bombings blames his lawyers for botching his defense |
| 2016-08-13 |
| [NYDAILYNEWS] A onetime accountant for Al Qaeda who coordinated deadly bombings on U.S. embassies said his lawyers bungled his defense because they "tacitly coerced" him not to talk, according to new documents filed in Manhattan federal court. Wadih el-Hage received a life sentence in October 2001 for his role in the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania that left 224 dead. The sentence was later invalidated because of a ruling by a higher court, but he was resentenced to life in April 2013. El-Hage, whom the feds have described as a "high-ranking associate" of the late Osama bin Laden ... who is now among the dear departed, though not among the dearest... , handled payroll and some logistics for Al Qaeda. El-Hage contends "his trial counsel were ineffective because they advised and tacitly coerced him not to testify at trial contrary to his stated desire to do so," recently filed documents state. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 because they "tacitly coerced" him not to talk Nothing tacit about it. "You have the right to remain silent, so STFU!!!!" Criminal Defense 101. |
| Posted by: Matt 2016-08-13 11:30 |
| #2 He would, no doubt, have explained that as infidels they were not permitted to judge him, and anyway he was just following orders. That would have gone over well. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2016-08-13 09:59 |
| #1 They'da let me go if I coulda 'splained it to 'em. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2016-08-13 07:39 |