The Federal Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., sentenced the perpetrator of the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi in 2012, “Ahmed Abu Khattala,” to 28 years in prison.
The American CNN website said that federal prosecutors are seeking to sentence him to at least 60 years to life in prison, for his involvement in 4 crimes, including providing material and moral support to the perpetrators of the attack.
According to the website, the new ruling for that period came two years after the Court of Appeal sentenced Abu Khattala to 22 years in prison, and acquitted him of the charge of killing 4 American people, noting that court judge Christopher Cooper added another 6 years to Abu Khattala’s sentence, bringing it to 28 years.
Abu Khattala was convicted in 2018 on four charges: conspiring to provide material support and resources to the perpetrators of the attack, in addition to destroying a federal building and carrying a semi-automatic assault weapon while committing a violent crime, according to the website.
Six years ago, the judge sentenced Abu Khattala to 12 years for each of the first three crimes, which he was serving simultaneously. The judge also sentenced Abu Khattala to 10 years in prison for the fourth crime and ordered him to serve that period after completing the 12-year sentence.
The United States of America arrested Ahmed Abu Khattala in 2012 on charges of the attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, which killed 4 Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens.
Source: CNN website
2024-09-29 22:43:18