Last session discloses:Terrorists backed by illicit organization [Archives:2005/841/Front Page]
SANA'A- May 9- A new shocking fact was disclosed at the trial on terrorists involved in plotting attacks against western interests in Yemen. During the sitting held at the counter-terrorism court, the General Attorney found on Monday that these terrorists are backed by an organization called “General Organization of al-Wahdah Battalions”.
The General Attorney forwarded 13 documents in testimony of programs, plots, fees and maps confirming the conviction of suspects who plan to carry out terrorist attacks against western interests in the country.
The General Attorney emphasized that the goals of the organization include plotting attacks on western interests in Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and some other European countries. The General Attorney's documents confirmed that one of the organization's goals is to attack the British Embassy in Sana'a, assassinate high-ranking officials and hit western institutions including DHL, Hertz Company, and the Yemen American Language Institute (YALI).
The court allowed defense-advocate of the top suspect to photocopy the documents presented by the General Attorney and to prepare his response for next Monday's session.
Top defendant Anwar al-Jailani made a confession to charges filed against him in the documents.
Suspect Amran al-Faqih, accused of forging ID documents, asked the court to transfer him to a hospital specialized in cardiology. The court deferred to his request as he suffers from bad health.
Amran denied that he is one of those involved in the plot of attacking western interests, while stressing that his charge is only for forging ID documents for his Egyptian wife. Consequently, the court set next Monday's session to look into the case.
The 8 suspects were also accused of forming an armed band led by Anwar al-Jailani, an Iraqi with a Swiss citizenship, and involved two Syrian brothers and five Yemenis who were captured in Yemen.
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The gang was suspected of plotting to assault the British and the Italian embassies in Sana'a and the French Cultural Center as well as forging official documents carrying anonymous names to facilitate their task.
The gang includes 13 elements who were expected to stand before court, but the General Attorney excluded the other five as there is not enough evidence to confirm their charges.
The previous hearings witnessed confessions of some defendants including Anwar al-Jailani who said he was authorized by Saudi nationals to plan attacks on the British Embassy, and that he collected information and sent to the Saudi nationals stating that his task is to mastermind and not carry out attacks.
Other suspects acknowledged forging travel and residence documents to facilitate tasks of the attackers.
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