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Paris could seek Moussaoui transfer | |
2006-05-04 | |
FRANCE could at some stage ask the United States to allow Zacarias Moussaoui to serve his life prison sentence in a French jail, the Foreign Ministry said today. Moussaoui, a 37-year old French citizen of Moroccan origin, was jailed for life by a US jury yesterday for his role in the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. France and the United States signed two agreements in the 1980s about the transfer of convicts, and Moussaoui's mother Aisha el Wafi and his lawyer have asked that the Frenchman be allowed to serve his sentence in his home country. "A possible demand for transferring Zacarias Moussaoui could be looked at within this framework," Foreign Ministry spokesman Jean-Baptiste Mattei said at an electronic press briefing. "But in any case, we have to wait for the American justice system to provide a definitive sentence and to define the conditions of the sentence," he said. He will be formally sentenced today. Moussaoui's mother, Aisha el Wafi, said her son would be living like a "rat in a hole" and accused France of siding with the United States during the trial. "I feel there is a part of me that is dead, buried with my son who will be buried for the rest of his life, at the age of 37, for things he hasn't done," she said at a news conference in Paris.
France provided information about Moussaoui to the United States on condition that it could not be used in a sentence leading to the death penalty, which it opposes. | |
Posted by:tipper |
#9 France will get him. There will be an Arab/French lobby for it at anyone who will listen. Moussaoui is seem as a scapegoat by muslims and the French, a fool. Terribly undeserving of such harsh treatment for the mere "scapegoat" he is. The LLL's will join the fray and off he goes to France pour le temp gentil. |
Posted by: Thinemp Whimble2412 2006-05-04 20:10 |
#8 "France could at some stage ask the United States to allow Zacarias Moussaoui to serve his life prison sentence in a French jail" And they'll get him, too - if another Clintoon or other wingnut Dem gets into the White House. Looks like we've got to keep voting for Republicans. :-( |
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2006-05-04 17:47 |
#7 And have the Frence let him walk after some hostage deal like the Germans did? FOAD and wipe your rear with that treaty since we know only the US would abide by it. |
Posted by: SPoD 2006-05-04 16:26 |
#6 FUCK THEM |
Posted by: Greamp Elmavinter1163 2006-05-04 15:52 |
#5 They knew exactly what his mom thought. Printing it was just to stir the pot. |
Posted by: DoDo 2006-05-04 14:04 |
#4 You'd think they'd know better than to ask his mom what she thinks. Sheesh. |
Posted by: Iblis 2006-05-04 13:49 |
#3 And so it begins, without even the decency of Moussaoui stepping one foot into prison. Sympathy for the Devil [2] MoussaouiÂ’s trial has aggravated the fissures between the United States and Europe. France has offered Moussaoui, a French citizen, consular protection. [3] A living Moussaoui could become the Leonard Peltier of the jihad movement. Moussaoui executed will cause outrage for a moment; Moussaoui imprisoned will provoke outrage for a lifetime. |
Posted by: ed 2006-05-04 13:40 |
#2 Moussaoui's mother, Aisha el Wafi, said her son would be living like a "rat in a hole" and accused France of siding with the United States during the trial. ...yes, this happens quite frequent I'm afraid. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2006-05-04 13:38 |
#1 Why doesn't the Foreign Ministry just run along? Try blowing smoke up somebody else's ass to impress your future Muslim overseers... |
Posted by: tu3031 2006-05-04 13:16 |