Al-Marri to be sentenced this week in Illinois.WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (KUNA) -- The sentencing hearing of former Al-Qaeda sleeper agent Ali Al-Marri wrapped up late on Wednesday at the Federal Courthouse in Peoria. Al-Marri defense attorneys are seeking to challenge a statement by a psychologist who spent 1000 hours assessing him while in custody in South Carolina and attested that Al-Marri is likely to engage in future hostile acts against the United States. Defense attorney Larry Lustburg called Debra Sirratt's assessment as an "extreme allegation" and urged for evidence from Sirratt about her claims. Federal Judge Michael Mihm called for a recess and asked defense attorneys to move on and not focus on the legality of Sirratts assessment, the hearing in the central Illinois court is expected to continue on Thursday and a sentence is expected this week. Al-Marri, a Qatari citizen, could face 15 years in prison for conspiracy to provide materials for Al-Qaeda while defense attorneys hope he would serve the minimum sentence of eight years, he already served for six years, often locked in solitary confinement solitary confinement n. the placement of a prisoner in a Federal or state prison in a cell away from other prisoners, usually as a form of internal penal discipline, but occasionally to protect the convict from other prisoners or to prevent the prisoner from causing . Al-Marri, 44, entered the United States as a student on September 10, 2001 with his wife and children and was arrested in Illinois on December 2001 and charged with credit card fraud Credit card fraud is a wide-ranging term for theft and fraud committed using a credit card or any similar payment mechanism as a fraudulent source of funds in a transaction. The purpose may be to obtain goods without paying, or to obtain unauthorized funds from an account. before being declared an "enemy combatant Captured fighter in a war who is not entitled to prisoner of war status because he or she does not meet the definition of a lawful combatant as established by the geneva convention; a saboteur. The U.S. " in 2003 and transferred last February from a military prison in South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. to a civil court in Illinois. All KUNA right are reserved 2007. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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