Bin Laden's Son-in-Law Found Guilty in Terror Trial

[FR7 Baptist]

Osama bin Laden's son-in-law was found guilty of conspiring to kill Americans and of providing material support to terrorists, one of the most prominent al Qaeda operatives to be convicted in a U.S. civilian court.

The conviction of Sulaiman Abu Ghaith on Wednesday bolsters the arguments of those who contend that civilian courts, rather than military commission, are suitably equipped to handle terrorism prosecutions.

The 12-member anonymous jury came to the decision in Manhattan federal court after deliberating for just six hours. The three-week trial and successful conviction stand in contrast to the military commissions handling the cases of detainees at Guantanamo. Those trials have crawled along at a slow pace and at least two convictions have been challenged successfully in federal appeals courts.

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