Posted on 04/06/2005 7:00:40 AM PDT by dead
A Dutch court has acquitted teenager Samir Azzouz of plotting terrorist attacks against Dutch landmarks and ordered his release.
The 18-year-old was sentenced to three months for illegal possession of firearms, but will be released because he has already been in detention for 10 months.
Upon hearing the decision, Azzouz, who was dressed in white Islamic garb, looked over his shoulder and smiled at his defence lawyer and at his wife sitting in the public gallery.
Azzouz had been in custody since June 2004, when police found detailed maps of Parliament, the Intelligence Service, Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport and a nuclear reactor at his home.
At his trial last month, prosecutors called on the three-judge bench to sentence him to seven years' imprisonment and revoke his voting rights for 12 years.
Prosecutors alleged that Azzouz was a Muslim extremist prepared to die for the cause of fundamentalist Islam. A nationwide terror alert, which lasted for several weeks, was put in place after police found the maps, apparent bomb-making supplies and notes on how to attack buildings.
Investigators also found a pellet gun, ammunition clips and a silencer for automatic weapons, night vision goggles and a bulletproof vest at Azzouz's home. A written statement, determined by experts to be in Azzouz's handwriting, expressed hope that his infant daughter would join the extremist Islamic struggle.
Lead prosecutor Roger Lambrichts said Azzouz, who comes from a Moroccan family, associated with members of a terrorist group known as the Hofstad Network, together with a man accused of killing Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh in November.
Azzouz's defence lawyer Victor Koppe said the material found at his client's home could in no way have been used to cause an explosion and that the evidence against him was weak.
© 2005 AP
nothing to see here, say the dutch fools --- just move on
Hey, it's the Dutch. They're probably too high to be anything *but* nuts.
What's that Lassie? Is Dhimmi in trouble?

What's that girl? He's turned his country over to a group of insane mohammedans? You need a crusade to rescue him?
Go on girl, lead the way!
Thanks for the ping!
Agreed! "Smite the jihadists wherever they are to be found".
I think the muslims have someone on the inside at freerepublic. My posting privelages were taken away for the last week because of my anti-muslim and anti-illegal alien comments. So what if I called for violence, war is violence isnt it?
"Kinda looks like Neil Young."
I was thinking more like Cat Stevens

I am so there!
Agreed.
You are part of the P.R.O.P pinglist, my friend - and if you will let just a few of us know your e mail address privately, we will notify one another and lobby for you or anyone else within our number who finds themselves targeted for daring to speak their minds and speak the TRUTH about a DEATHCULT of RUTHLESS, MURDERING, WOMAN-DOMINATING, WAR MONGERING, THROAT-SLITTING TERRORIST CAMEL DROPPINGS who deserve nothing other than to be CUT DOWN, SHOT DOWN, or BLOWN UP where they stand...anytime they initiate or threaten to initiate violence against those who do not believe as they do.
Did I stutter. Are all "my" P.R.O.P. list folk in agreement? If so choose a few fellow FRiends and make sure they know how to reach you, and spread the word. It would seem we all may consider ourselves targets in one form or another, and so we best be ready to respond in support of one another.
Spread the word about PROP and what this list is for: exposing allah/satan, false god of a false religion of false peace, with beelzebub/muhammad, paedophile false prophet {pig urine be upon him}and demonic oppressor of women - and their deceptive, violent cult! Encourage FRiends who do not yet know the truth to join us! I would love to be pinging over 150 people to vital expose articles in another month!
A.A.C.
What about innocent explosive belt collectors?
Well since he was innocent, I hope they returned the maps to the nuclear reactor and the explosives to him...
Yeah. That's the thing that will scare the hell out of terrorists...revoke their voting rights! Why didn't we think about that here in the US? I just can't imagine the horror of losing your voting rights. Next thing you know they will suspend his playground and recess privileges.
Perhaps he was on his way to a bake sale.
Stupid Dutch.
Thats the kind of talk I like to see. Even many republicans say we are extreme but war is an extreme measure and war is needed. Having your families heads chopped off is extreme also and i dont want that happening in the future.
This does not add up. In Europe it usualy about 5 years firm for such offense.... whassup with that?
Gun control seem to work for criminal intent on murdering... I mean they are looking up to 20years to life for killing and a few months for the gun (sarcasm)
The only way to make gun control work against criminals then is to make the illegal possession a worse crime than the murder they would commit... sheesh.
I need to practice law there. Seems a good way to get rich as a lawyer and still end up with a happy client..
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