Ahmed Abu Khatallah
Ahmed Abu Khatallah (* 1971 ) is a suspected Islamist terrorist .
US Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three security guards were killed in an attack by radical Islamists in Benghazi , Libya in 2012 . In the United States, the attack had led to a heated political dispute and put President Barack Obama under great pressure.
The US government officially put Khatallah on its terrorist list in January 2014. On the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs he was described as a "high-ranking leader" of the extremist group Ansar al Sharia in Benghazi. This organization gained in importance after the overthrow of the ruler Muammar al-Gaddafi in 2011. Ansar al Sharia is also active in neighboring Tunisia.
Capture
A US special unit captured Khatallah in June 2014 as the suspected mastermind of the fatal attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya on September 11, 2012. The Pentagon announced that he was arrested during a secret commando operation in Libya. Khatallah is being interrogated "in a safe place" by specialists. In similar cases, the US authorities interrogated terror suspects on US warships before they were brought to the US for prosecution.
process
CNN reported that Khatallah was being brought to the United States. He is to be tried in a federal court in Washington. US Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the investigation would continue to catch Khatallah's accomplices as well.
A first hearing took place in October 2015. He is charged with 18 charges, including the murder of a person protected by international treaties, relating to Ambassador Stevens.
literature
- David D. Kirkpatrick: A Deadly Mix in Benghazi . In: New York Times, December 28, 2013
Individual evidence
- ↑ US Today http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/06/17/ahmed-abu-khatallah-benghazi-captured/10673861/
- ↑ USA seize Benghazi masterminds ( memento of March 18, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Judge Hears Arguments to Dismiss Benghazi Prosecution , New York Times, October 16, 2015
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ahmed Abu Khatallah |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | suspected Islamist terrorist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1971 |