Germany refuses Moroccan 9/11 prisoner146;s appeal

The Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe said on Friday it would not hear el Motassadeq8217;s appeal. El Motassadeq8217;s attorneys claimed that evidence from other terrorism suspects was not properly considered at his trial.

Another appeal to Germany8217;s federal appeals court has been filed and it is not yet clear when that may be addressed. Attorneys also have said they might appeal the case to European courts.

El Motassadeq was a friend of pilots Mohamed Atta, Marwan al-Shehhi and Ziad Jarrah when they lived and studied in Hamburg. He has acknowledged training at an al-Qaeda camp in Afghanistan and that he was close to the three hijackers though has always maintained he knew nothing of their plans.