http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/10/18/europe/EU_GEN_Germany_Syria_Terror _Suspect.php Syrian-born German terror suspect Zammar standing trial in Damascus The Associated Press Published: October 18, 2006
BERLIN A Syrian-born German man who is suspected of recruiting Sept. 11 suicide hijacker Mohamed Atta for al-Qaida is standing trial in Damascus, Germany's Foreign Ministry said Wednesday, while another source indicated he faces the death penalty. Mohammed Haydar Zammar, 45, is being tried before the Syrian State Security Court in Damascus, a German Foreign Ministry spokesman said, speaking on customary condition of anonymity. The spokesman declined to comment on the charges Zammar faced, saying only "the ministry is trying to care for Mr. Zammar, and regarding the trial, is trying to get legal assistance for him." Earlier Wednesday, German ARD public television's main news program, tagesschau, reported Zammar's trial opened on Oct. 8, on charges of terrorism and that the he could face the death penalty. A source familiar with the trial, who declined to be identified because he was not authorized to speak to the press, said Zammar faced charges of membership in the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group. Membership in the Muslim Brotherhood, can be punished by execution under Syrian law. Zammar was questioned by German authorities following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, but was freed for lack of evidence. He then traveled in October 2001 to Morocco and was captured in December. The exact circumstances of his arrest are unclear, but according to U.S. officials, Zammar - a naturalized German born in Syria - was taken into Syrian custody. Germany's top security official, Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble has said that U.S. officials delivered Zammar to Syria. Zammar is widely believed to have to have introduced Atta and the two other Hamburg-based Sept. 11 pilots - Ziad Jarrah and Marwan al-Shehhi - to leaders of Osama bin Laden's organization in Afghanistan, where they all received training. German officials were able to question Zammar in Damascus in November 2002, which triggered widespread criticism in Germany, because of fears he had been tortured while in custody in Syria. Syria has refused to recognize Zammar's German citizenship and insists on treating him as one of its own citizens, despite repeated attempts by the German embassy to assist him. FAIR USE NOTICE: All original content and/or articles and graphics in this message are copyrighted, unless specifically noted otherwise. All rights to these copyrighted items are reserved. Articles and graphics have been placed within for educational and discussion purposes only, in compliance with "Fair Use" criteria established in Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976. 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