Ahmed Ghailani was convicted on Wednesday in federal court on one charge related to the 1998 embassy bombings in Africa. The jury acquitted him on more than 280 other charges, including every count of murder. He will face 20 years to life in prison for that one charge....
>>>Ahmed Ghailani was convicted on Wednesday in federal court on one charge related to the 1998 embassy bombings in Africa. The jury acquitted him on more than 280 other charges, including every count of murder. He will face 20 years to life in prison for that one charge.
The mixed verdict has re-ignited the debate over the Obama administration’s effort to handle terrorism prosecutions in the criminal justice system. Critics said the verdict proved that civilian courts could not be trusted to handle the prosecution of Al Qaeda terrorists.
[read more about Ahmed Ghailani's case and its implications on the other pending cases from Guantanamo Bay]
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2010/11/18/prosecuting-terrorists-in-federal-court
