Egypt: Ayman al Zawahiri's brother, 7 others acquitted of terrorism

Global Post ^ | March 19, 2012 | Priyanka Boghani

[OddLane]

Mohamed al Zawahiri and seven others were cleared of terrorism charges by an Egyptian military court, according to Reuters.

Zawahiri is the brother of Al Qaeda's current leader, Ayman al Zawahiri, who acted as Osama bin Laden's right-hand man for years before bin Laden's death.

The court overturned an earlier conviction of Zawahiri and the others based on charges of "committing terrorist crimes, harming national security, and planning to overthrow the state," lawyer Mamdouh Ismail told Reuters.

The case was 14 years old, and also involved another prominent person, Mohamed al Islambouli, the brother of Khalid al Islambouli, the man who killed Egypt's former president Anwar Sadat, according to Ahram Online.

[bigheadfred]

Obama should invite them over for a beer or two to celebrate.

[piasa]

Zawahiri update ping

[piasa]

The case was 14 years old, and also involved another prominent person, Mohamed al Islambouli, the brother of Khalid al Islambouli, the man who killed Egypt's former president Anwar Sadat

Speaking of the Islambouli family and the Sadat assassination:

UPI Exclusive: [Danny] Pearl tracked al Qaida

[marron]

So, this is the government O installed.

Any questions?

[Cindy]

Thanks for the info Piasa.

This is another example of the new Egyptian “democracy.”

[piasa]

The plot thickens, isn’t the Egyptian Zawahiri related by marriage to the Haqqani clan of Pakistan?

[piasa]

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