Bin Laden Relative Pleads Not Guilty in Terrorism Case

FR7 Baptist · Mar 8, 2013

Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden who once served as a spokesman for Al Qaeda, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in federal court in Manhattan on Friday morning, where he was charged with conspiring to kill Americans.

John P. Cronan, an assistant United States attorney, said in court that Mr. Abu Ghaith had spoken at length with United States law enforcement officials after his arrest by federal authorities in Jordan on Feb. 28, and cited a 22–page document that detailed his statements.

He did not characterize the statements, and none of the materials were released.

The appearance of Mr. Abu Ghaith before Judge Lewis A. Kaplan of United States District Court in the cavernous wood-paneled ceremonial courtroom in Lower Manhattan, only blocks from the site of the 9/11 terror attack, was not without symbolism, but much of the details of both his role in Al Qaeda and his arrest remained unclear.
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Bin Laden Relative Pleads Not Guilty in Terrorism Case

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