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Procedures of releasing Yemeni cleric in U.S. discussed
SANA'A, Aug. 08 (Saba) -
Yemen and US discussed here on Saturday the procedures to free Yemeni cleric
Mohammed al-Moayad,
60, and his companion Mohammed Zayed, 35, and the related details to transport them
to homeland.
Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi and American ambassador to Yemen Stephen Seche
also reviewed here several issues of the Yemeni detainees at Guantanamo and Bagram.
The U.S. authorities decided last Friday to release Yemeni al-Moayad and Zayed
detained at a U.S. prison in Colorado State.
An official source at the Yemeni government said that the Yemeni embassy in
Washington was informed by the U.S. authorities that they considered that the
period spent by
both al-Moayad and Zayed in prison was sufficient punishment for the charges against
them.
The source said that President Ali Abdullah Saleh has ordered his country's
government to quickly transfer al-Moayad and Zayed to Yemen.
In October 2008, a New York appeals court overturned the convictions of Sheikh
Mohammed al-Moayad and Mohammed Zayed.
According to the appeals court, the district court committed evidentiary errors
that were sufficiently prejudicial as to deprive the defendants of a fair trial.
In 2005, Sheikh al-Moayad and his aide Zayed were found guilty on eight charges
stemming from the conspiracy, including providing funds to the Palestinian group
Hamas. The
two were acquitted on charges of providing material support to Al Qaeda.
Sheikh al-Moayad was sentenced to 75 years in federal prison for conspiracy to
finance terrorism and other related charges while Zayed was sentenced to 45 years.
Al-Moayad
has also been ordered to pay $1.2 million for his role in attempting to fund
terrorist organizations.
The prosecution encountered a major setback in the case when its star witness, one
of the FBI informants in the sting operation, Mohamed Alanssi, set himself on fire
in
front of the White House in November 2004 in a bid for attention, claiming the FBI
was neglecting his role in the case.
FJ/AF
Yemen and US discussed here on Saturday the procedures to free Yemeni cleric
Mohammed al-Moayad,
60, and his companion Mohammed Zayed, 35, and the related details to transport them
to homeland.
Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi and American ambassador to Yemen Stephen Seche
also reviewed here several issues of the Yemeni detainees at Guantanamo and Bagram.
The U.S. authorities decided last Friday to release Yemeni al-Moayad and Zayed
detained at a U.S. prison in Colorado State.
An official source at the Yemeni government said that the Yemeni embassy in
Washington was informed by the U.S. authorities that they considered that the
period spent by
both al-Moayad and Zayed in prison was sufficient punishment for the charges against
them.
The source said that President Ali Abdullah Saleh has ordered his country's
government to quickly transfer al-Moayad and Zayed to Yemen.
In October 2008, a New York appeals court overturned the convictions of Sheikh
Mohammed al-Moayad and Mohammed Zayed.
According to the appeals court, the district court committed evidentiary errors
that were sufficiently prejudicial as to deprive the defendants of a fair trial.
In 2005, Sheikh al-Moayad and his aide Zayed were found guilty on eight charges
stemming from the conspiracy, including providing funds to the Palestinian group
Hamas. The
two were acquitted on charges of providing material support to Al Qaeda.
Sheikh al-Moayad was sentenced to 75 years in federal prison for conspiracy to
finance terrorism and other related charges while Zayed was sentenced to 45 years.
Al-Moayad
has also been ordered to pay $1.2 million for his role in attempting to fund
terrorist organizations.
The prosecution encountered a major setback in the case when its star witness, one
of the FBI informants in the sting operation, Mohamed Alanssi, set himself on fire
in
front of the White House in November 2004 in a bid for attention, claiming the FBI
was neglecting his role in the case.
FJ/AF
