Second Benghazi militant convicted in U.S. court in 2012 attacks that killed ambassador

Source: The Washington Post



By Spencer S. Hsu June 13 at 3:59 PM

A federal jury on Thursday convicted a second Libyan militant of conspiracy in the deadly 2012 attacks on U.S. facilities in Benghazi that killed U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans.

The jury in Washington, D.C., delivered a partial verdict, finding Mustafa al-Imam, 47, guilty on one count each of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and maliciously destroying government property, but deadlocking on 15 of 17 other counts, including the most serious charges of murder and attempted murder in the overnight attacks that began Sept. 11, 2012, on a U.S. diplomatic mission and nearby CIA post.

U.S. District Judge Christopher R. “Casey” Cooper directed jurors to continue deliberating.

The verdict, on the fifth day of jury discussions the followed a four-week trial, echoed the finding of a separate jury in November 2017 that found accused ringleader and Libyan militia leader Ahmed Abu Khattala, 47, guilty of four of 18 counts, but not directly responsible for the deaths of Stevens, State Department communications aide Sean Smith and CIA security contractors Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods.

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