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| Israel has secretly detained al-Qaeda bioweapons expert for three years |
| 2013-11-18 |
| Israel has secretly detained a suspected al-Qaeda biological weapons expert for more than three years. This was disclosed court documents on Monday, after the man appealed to the Israeli Supreme Court to free him. In documents Israeli prosecutors said that Samer al-Baraq studied microbiology in Pakistan, underwent military training in Afghanistan and was recruited in 2001 to al-Qaeda by Ayman al-Zawahri. They said he was planning attacks against Israel. However Al-Baraq has not been charged and has been held since 2010 in administrative detention. In October, Al-Baraq appealed to Israel's Supreme Court to end his military detention. Asked if his client denied allegations against him, al-Baraq's lawyer, Mahmid Saleh, said, "If he is such a senior terrorist, then why hasn't he been prosecuted? There is no evidence against him." A court document said that al-Baraq was once detained and questioned in the United States and was later jailed in Jordan for five years. He was arrested in 2010 when trying to enter Israel from Jordan. In its response to the appeal, Israeli prosecutors said letting the detainee go would endanger the region. The Supreme Court was due to hold a hearing in the case later on Monday. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #3 This highlights one of the differences between crime and terrorism. Even though someone has Bank Robber on their resume, we don't (normally) throw them in jail until after the fact. With terrorists, given the mass casualties that make terrorism such good theater, waiting around is generally a bad idea. Western legal systems evolved to deal with crime, not terror. Attempting to treat terror as crime runs into all sorts of problems. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2013-11-18 14:40 |
| #2 ...infect him with bubonic plague, fify |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2013-11-18 13:24 |
| #1 just kill him. Release his dead body |
| Posted by: Frank G 2013-11-18 07:32 |