Fahd al-Quso’s Free, Received Foreign Money Transfers
But never fear: the Yemeni government talked to his guarantors.
Fahd al-Quso, convicted USS Cole bomber freed by Yemeni authorities, was involved in recent terror attacks and is supposedly being hunted. His family warned the Shabwa governor in a letter not to take action and expressed willingness to disclose the source of international financial transfers recieved by al-Quso.
In a letter directed to Interior Minister, Political Security and Shabwa Governor, the family of Fahd Al-Qas’e, one of those accused of attacking USS Cole, warned against any assault or taking any measure against him.
Al-Qus’e was convicted in 2004 by the State Specialized Penal Court of being trained at the hands of Jamal Al-Badawi for using the camera to make footages of the USS Cole bombing in 2000 off Aden’s coasts.
According to the indictment, Al-Qus’e got the keys of the building from which he took footages of bombing after receiving signals on pager with the code 1010.
He also traveled to Afghanistan where he was trained on how to make explosives, anti-aircrafts missiles and other weapons.
Though he was sentenced for 10 years, Al-Qas’e was released after serving a short term in prison. He is now hunted by security forces following a series of terrorist acts that targeted oil facilities and foreign interests.
Further, security authorities also summoned his guarantors after they tracked money transfers from foreign parties outside the country.
However, the family asserted that these transfers come from relatives and sons who are living abroad, hinting that none can hold them on account for that only when these sums are exploited for acts that undermine security and stability.
They also expressed their readiness to talk with security over the source of these transfers, maintaining they reject any measure that runs counter to law.
In related news, the Sana’a-based U.S. Embassy renewed its request for extraditing Jabr Al-Bana, a Yemeni-American citizen to face the accusations raised against him in the United States.
The Embassy spokesman stated on Saturday that talks are underway in order to secure extraditing Jabr Al-Bana and Jamal Al-Badawi accused of plotting the attack that targeted USS Cole in 2000. The operation left 17 American Marines dead and dozens others injured.
US Embassy pursues extradiction or at least imprisonment in Yemen:
News Yemen The U.S. Embassy in Sana’a said the United States believes that Jamal al-Badawi and Jabr al-Banna, wanted by US, should be extradited to the United Sates to be tried before a US court.
“The United States believes that Jamal al-Badawi, wanted for killing 17 US sailors in bombing the USS Cole and Jabr al-Banna, who has a US nationality, should be extradited to the United States to be in the United States.”
Asked about the US response to a recent statement by Yemeni Foreign Minister about a difference between Yemen and United States over the extradition of the two US-wanted, US Embassy said the US side held discussions on this issue with Yemen that said the Yemeni Constitution disallows the extradition of Yemenis to a foreign country. It said that the discussions are going on.
The two wanted and other involved in terrorist acts should be held responsible and put in prison in Yemen, otherwise those elements will be encouraged to carry out more operations and that may lead to very dangerous consequences, said the embassy.
It said that Yemen needs more to enact anti-terrorism laws to be able to prosecute outlaw elements that threaten the country. It said Yemen can benefit from programs that counter extremism and merge these individuals into society.
Asked about war in Sa’ada, the US Embasy said that the United States believes that dialogue will be the best solution for the crisis, pointing that war in Sa’ada cost Yemen a lot in human and economic terms.
