Faulting U.S., Germany Frees a 9/11 Suspect

Complexity Digest 2004.06 - 19.01

Feb. 09, 2004

Faulting U.S., Germany Frees a 9/11 Suspect, NY Times

Excerpts: The German court said it was not convinced of the Moroccan man's innocence, but the evidence was not strong enough for a conviction.

Prosecutors blamed the acquittal on the Bush administration's reluctance to make captured terrorists available for testimony and to allow prosecutors to make use of intelligence information on the terrorist network. (...)

The Bush administration's stance could also imperil the criminal prosecution of the only person facing trial in the United States on charges of involvement in the Sept. 11 attacks.

Source: Faulting U.S., Germany Frees a 9/11 Suspect
[ http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/06/international/europe/06HAMB.html ], Desmond Butler, NYTimes, 04/02/06