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| Terror plotter faces longer prison term |
| 2014-09-10 |
| [ARABNEWS] Convicted terrorism plotter Jose Padilla is going before a federal judge to face a longer prison term after a federal appeals court ruled his original sentence was too lenient. US District Judge Marcia Cooke was to impose the new sentence at a hearing Tuesday. She originally gave Padilla more than 17 years behind bars for his 2007 convictions on charges of supporting Al-Qaeda and terrorism conspiracy. Prosecutors are seeking a 30-year sentence. Padilla's lawyer says he still deserves less. Padilla was locked away Drop the rod and step away witcher hands up! by the FBI in 2002 on what authorities said was an Al-Qaeda mission to detonate a radioactive "dirty bomb" inside the US Those accusations were later discarded. Before trial, Padilla was held without charge under harsh, isolated conditions as an enemy combatant for over three years. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Betcha he gets a pardon in January 2017... |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-09-10 11:15 |