al Qaeda suspect moved from Gitmo to Philly for a civilian court date on terrorism charges.. Wasn’t there a debate in the court of Pundit opinion that anyone held on suspicion of terrorism should have a military tribunal and not a civilian court hearing as it is easy for certain evidence to be inadmissible with receiving lesser charges few years ago? – PB/TK
Trump administration transfers al Qaeda suspect to the U.S. to face terrorism charges – CBS / July 21 2017
The Trump administration has transferred an al Qaeda suspect from Spain to the U.S. to face trial in federal court for terrorism charges, CBS News has confirmed.
Ali Charaf Damache was charged with helping to plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist who depicted the Prophet Muhammad in cartoons, according to The New York Times, which first reported the transfer.
Damache was scheduled to appear in federal court Friday in Philadelphia, which the report says makes him the first foreigner brought to the U.S. to face terrorism charges under President Trump.
Mr. Trump and members of his administration, like Attorney General Jeff Sessions, have previously advocated using the prison at Guantanamo Bay to hold and prosecute terrorism suspects, the report notes.
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