Posted on 11/16/2005 2:40:19 PM PST by jmc1969
Germany has charged three Iraqis with plotting to kill former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi during a state visit to Germany last year, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday.
The three are suspected of being members of the radical Islamic group Ansar al-Islam. Prosecutors said they filed the case Nov. 10 with a state court in the southern city of Stuttgart.
Frauke Scheuten, a spokeswoman for federal prosecutors in Karlsruhe, said there was no maximum sentence for the conspiracy charge. The charge of membership in a foreign terrorist organization carries a maximum sentence of 10 years.
Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, leader of al-Qaida in Iraq, is believed to have played a key role in the group. The United States has offered a $25 million reward for al-Zarqawi's capture the same amount as for Osama bin Laden.
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The 11 Security Council members who voted for the measure on Thursday were: China, Russia, France, The Philippines, Angola, Chile, Pakistan, Spain, Algeria, Benin and Brazil.
Britain, Germany and Romania abstained from the vote.
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The full article is definitely one worth reading. IMHO.
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