Trial of Iraqi suspects delayed [Archives:2005/877/Local News]
SANA'A- Sept. 13- Three Iraqis, suspected of being former Sadam regime intelligence officers, stood trial before the Special Primary penal Court. They are facing charges of forming an armed gang to attack the British and American embassies. Verdict in their case was postponed until next October.
In its session, which was headed by Judge Mohamed Al-ba'dani, the court listened to procedures of both the prosecution and defense. Prosecution displayed a number of evidences, demanding sever measures to be afflicted on the suspects and to confiscate all seized items assuring their involvement in the accusation they were charged with. It added that it had presented the electric detonators, TNT explosives and the remote controls which were to be used in blowing the two embassies in case Iraq was attacked by Britain and Iraq.
The report of the case seizer, presented to 22 May police station by the zone chief Mohsen Al-salami, was introduced to the court. It constitutes the passports of the first and second suspects Saadi and Zabidi. Another copy of a contract of renting a house for the first suspect, who is now a fugitive, was also presented. A large box containing five bags warped up in a piece of cloth and containing battery operated explosives, ready for use, were caught with the suspects. They were seized by Security forces with the two who were arrested inside the house rented by fugitive Hameed Al-wadi. According to security authorities the detention was took place just one day a head of the deadline of detonation on 27.3.2003.
Lawyer Abdulaziz Al-samawi, defender of the suspects demanded that his clients should be freed rehabilitated and their families should be allowed to come to Yemen because they suffered on the hands of Iraqi and occupation authorities.
Defense announced that prosecution charges against their clients are groundless. He added that their clients should not be tried on evidences that are randomly inferred from interrogation minutes. Defense insists that the explosives that were found in the house of Ali Rashid Alsaudi, the first suspect, if they proved to be true, have nothing to do with their clients.
The three suspects, Ahmed Salman daoud Alzabidy, Ahmed muthana and Mohamed Abulrhman , in addition to the first suspect Ali Rashid Alsaadi, pleaded to the court that they should not be extradited. They said that they were exposed by media, especially after their photos were published through satellites.
As their case was postponed to the 11th of next October the prosecution says that the suspects are officers in the former regime's intelligence owing to their confessions in interrogation minutes, and they came to Yemen disguised as teachers.
Suspects insist that they came to Yemen as teachers in Marib and Mahwait denying all allegations of intelligence.
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