QdJ – Moussaoui kanshebber doodstraf
In the case of the United States vs. Zacarias Moussaoui (a.k.a. Shaqil, a.k.a. Abu Khalid Al Sahraw) the jury has reached a verdict. As to Count I (Conspiracy to commit Acts of Terrorism Trancending National Boundaries) the jury was asked whether it unanimously finds that the Government has established beyond a reasonable doubt that:
1) the defendant was 18 years or older;
2) the defendant intentionally participated in an act, i.e. lying to federal agents on August 16-17, 2001;
3) the defendant participated in [that] act (..) contemplating that a life would be taken (..);
4) at least one victim died on September 11, 2001, as a direct result of defendant’s act.
The jury answered all these questions with ‘yes’.As to count III (Conspiracy to Destroy Aircraft) and to count IV (Conspiracy to Use Weapons of Mass Destruction) the jury answered these four questions the same way. By this verdict the jury has found that death is a possible sentence in this case.
Negen mannen en drie vrouwen van de rechtbankjury in Alexandria, Virginia oordelen dat Al Qaeda-samenzweerder Zacarias Moussaoui in aanmerking komt voor de doodstraf vanwege zijn rol bij 9/11. In de aanloop naar dit oordeel werd de jury desgevraagd uitgelegd dat een vliegtuig als raket gebruiken, aan te merken is als een WMD.
