Saudi Released from Gitmo Sentenced in Yemen
Sana’a, NewsYemen
The Panel Court in Sana’a sentenced on Tuesday six persons to different terms in prison including two Saudis.
The two Saudi brothers, Samil al-Ataibi and Fahd al-Ataibi got four years in jail after they have been convicted with having links to al-Qaeda and forging official documents to travel to Iraq to fight occupation forces.
The court also sentenced Ali al-Babakri, Eyad al-Sabahi, Jahad al-Amri and Tarq al-Najdi, to two years term over the same charge.
The three suspects, Jamal Marzoq, Najib al-Sharabi and Sultan al-Ariqi found not guilty, the court said.
Four convicts described the ruling as “injustice” and asked the court to accept their request of appeal against the sentences.
Fahd al-Utaibi arrived in Saudi Arabia May 18, 2006 from Guantanamo, along with 14 others released by the US. In nearly every terrorism trial in Yemen, the charges ultimately get reduced to document forgery, meaning all the terrorists have forged documents.
Court convicts suspects of forging documents
April 4 — The State Security Specialized Penal Court convicted seven suspects Tuesday of forging official documents and identity credentials. The court sentenced two Saudi nationals to four years in prison, while Yemeni suspects Ali Hussein Al-Bukari, Ayad Mohammed Sultan, Jihad Abdullah Al-Amri and Tariq Mohammed Al-Najdi each face two years’ imprisonment.
The court acquitted other suspects of the charges attributed to them in a verdict read by Judge Najib Al-Qadri.
