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Libyan militia leader to be sentenced in 2012 Benghazi attacks that killed U.S. ambassador
Libyan militia leader to be sentenced in 2012 Benghazi attacks that killed U.S. ambassador
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/libyan-militia-leader-to-be-sentenced-in-2012-benghazi-attacks-that-killed-us-ambassador/2018/06/27/55782e5c-789a-11e8-aeee-4d04c8ac6158_story.html
A Libyan militia leader convicted in the deadly 2012 Benghazi attacks that killed a U.S. ambassador faces sentencing Wednesday in the District of Columbia, with prosecutors urging life in prison and defense lawyers seeking 15 years or less.
A federal jury in November acquitted Ahmed Abu Khattala, 46, of murder and attempted murder in the overnight attacks that began Sept. 11, 2012, on a U.S. diplomatic mission and nearby CIA post.
But he was convicted on charges including conspiracy and providing material support to terrorists, and it is the extent of his role as ringleader that U.S. District Judge Christopher R. “Casey” Cooper will weigh in sentencing him.
Legal analysts looked to Abu Khattala’s sentencing and whether the government can effectively incapacitate him as likely to influence decisions whether to use civilian courts for similar prosecutions in the future.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/libyan-militia-leader-to-be-sentenced-in-2012-benghazi-attacks-that-killed-us-ambassador/2018/06/27/55782e5c-789a-11e8-aeee-4d04c8ac6158_story.html
A Libyan militia leader convicted in the deadly 2012 Benghazi attacks that killed a U.S. ambassador faces sentencing Wednesday in the District of Columbia, with prosecutors urging life in prison and defense lawyers seeking 15 years or less.
A federal jury in November acquitted Ahmed Abu Khattala, 46, of murder and attempted murder in the overnight attacks that began Sept. 11, 2012, on a U.S. diplomatic mission and nearby CIA post.
But he was convicted on charges including conspiracy and providing material support to terrorists, and it is the extent of his role as ringleader that U.S. District Judge Christopher R. “Casey” Cooper will weigh in sentencing him.
Legal analysts looked to Abu Khattala’s sentencing and whether the government can effectively incapacitate him as likely to influence decisions whether to use civilian courts for similar prosecutions in the future.
