Continuing judicial failure.
Bruce http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4113665.stm Judge releases 'Bin Laden guard' Moroccan terror suspect arrested in the Canary island on 17 December Moroccan terror suspects have been arrested in Spain in recent days A Moroccan suspected of being Osama bin Laden's former bodyguard has been released before trial in Rabat. The case against Abdellah Tabarak, 49, and four other Moroccans was postponed until 27 December. Two of the accused were refused provisional release. The five are accused of belonging to a criminal gang and for failing to report criminal plans to the state. They were held for two years at the US base in Guantanamo Bay and handed over to the Moroccan authorities in August. There have been hundreds of trials on terrorism charges in Morocco since Islamic militants carried out an attack in Casablanca last year, in which scores of people died. High-profile The judge in the Moroccan capital did not give a reason for the provisional release of the trio, who were expected to leave jail on Monday night. Under the rules, the men will be monitored by authorities and cannot travel abroad, Reuters news agency reports. Policemen inspect wrecked terrace of Casa de Espana restaurant The Casablanca attacks rocked the normally peaceful kingdom The case, which had resumed on Monday after a two-week postponement requested by the defence, was adjourned to allow more time for the suspects' lawyers, Reuters says. The BBC's Pascale Harter in Rabat says the charges may be relatively minor, but the trial is more high-profile than most of the terror cases in the past year. US State Department memos allege that Mr Tabarak was the former bodyguard of the al-Qaeda leader and helped the Saudi militant to escape from Afghanistan. Rabat will be keen to play up this link to re-enforce their message that Moroccans are being recruited by international terrorist gangs, our correspondent says. Morocco is keen to portray itself as a victim of terrorism, rather than a source, she adds. Moroccan militants have been arrested in connection with the attacks on the Spanish capital Madrid in March and the murder of Dutch film-maker Theo van Gogh in November. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
