Posted on 03/20/2005 2:31:46 AM PST by Deetes
AMMAN, Jordan — Jordan's military court sentenced wanted terror leader Abu-Musab al-Zarqawi (search) to 15 years jail and a detained associate to three years behind bars Sunday for planning an attack on the Jordanian Embassy (search) in Baghdad.
The court convicted al-Zarqawi, Iraq's most wanted terrorist, and Al-Miqdad Mohammad al-Dabbas, 24, of conspiracy to attack the embassy, the offices of the Jordanian military attache in Baghdad and unspecified American targets in Iraq.
The court has heard that the two Jordanians met in Iraq in November 2003 to plan an attack on the embassy following an August bombing on the same building that killed 18 people, which al-Zarqawi has also been accused of.
Al-Dabbas was accused of undertaking surveillance on Jordanian targets in Baghdad (search), including the embassy, and providing al-Zarqawi with descriptions of the building, perimeter walls, staff and security.
Al-Dabbas had pleaded innocent throughout the trial, which began Dec. 13. The guilty verdict can be appealed.
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15 years ??? I guess it's better than nothing . Now just Kill or catch him...
I guess it's a slap to Zarqawi. Not what I was hoping for...
The Jordanians will never get the chance. If Zarqawi is taken alive, he will face justice in an Iraqi court for the horrible crimes he's committed against their people. Fifteen years to serve in prison is something he'll not have available when Iraq is through with him.
That's for sure if he is caught in Iraq. I wonder if Jordan would try to keep him if they caught him? Probably not , but .....
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