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| Man investigated over Tunisia synagogue bombing allowed to leave Germany |
| 2002-12-11 |
| A German man who was being investigated in connection with a deadly attack on a Tunisian synagogue in April and may have had contact with al-Qaida leaders has been allowed to leave the country because there was insufficient evidence to arrest him, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Germany's chief federal prosecutor, Kay Nehm, has said that according to testimony from another terror suspect, the man, identified only as Christian G., had access to the innermost circle of al-Qaida leaders and may have been responsible for finding new members in the country. However, Nehm's office said Wednesday that G., who was under investigation for suspected membership in a terrorist organization, left Germany last month with his family. Oops. Spokeswoman Frauke Scheuten declined to elaborate on where the family went or exactly how many members traveled with G. "Since the suspicion was not sufficiently strong for an arrest warrant to be issued, the justice authorities did not have the possibility to prevent the suspect leaving the country," a statement from prosecutors said. G., a Polish-born German citizen, was traced as the recipient of an intercepted phone call from the leading suspect in the attack on the synagogue in Djerba, Tunisia that left 19 dead, 14 of them German tourists. He was briefly detained for questioning in the city of Duisburg after the attack. Egg on faces over this one. Should have kept watch on him until you had enough to arrest him. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #1 Egg, or the usual Euro weenie stuff? When the Germans want somebody, he stays held. Latest I saw was that this guy turned up in WAIT FOR IT.... Saudi Arabia |
| Posted by: Chuck 2002-12-12 08:27:26 |