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Court overturns Qaeda propagandist’s conviction
 
January 27, 2013
 
 
Court overturns Qaeda propagandist’s conviction

washington - A US appeals court has overturned the war crimes conviction of an Al-Qaeda propagandist, a ruling that could lead authorities to drop conspiracy charges against the five 9/11 plotters. The US Court of Appeals in Washington threw out the conviction of Ali Hamza al-Bahlul on the basis that the charges he faced were not recognised as war crimes under international law.

 
 
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