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Bin Laden spokesman faces possible life term
Osama bin Laden's son-in-law is in a New York courtroom, waiting to hear whether he will face life in prison or something less after his conviction in his terrorism case
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sama bin Laden's son-in-law is in a New York courtroom, waiting to hear whether he will face life in prison or something less after his conviction in his terrorism case.
Sulaiman Abu Ghaith was convicted in March on charges he conspired to kill Americans in his role as a spokesman for al-Qaida.
Lawyers were making arguments Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan. Prosecutors want life. His lawyer says 15 years is adequate. After arguments, Judge Lewis Kaplan was to announce the sentence.
The Kuwaiti imam became the voice of al-Qaida recruitment videotapes after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. He warned in one that "the storm of planes" wouldn't stop.
Abu Ghaith testified at trial that his role was strictly religious.
