Yemen puts senior Qaeda suspect on trial

A Yemeni court on Monday began the trial of a senior Al-Qaeda suspect charged with funding militants in Yemen, which has been embarrassed by...

A Yemeni court on Monday began the trial of a senior Al-Qaeda suspect charged with funding militants in Yemen, which has been embarrassed by a recent al-Qaeda jail break.

Mohammad Hamdi al-Ahdal, named as Al-Qaeda’s number two in Yemen, was charged with forming an armed gang, financing Al-Qaeda militants and involvement in the death of 18 Yemeni soldiers. Ahdal, also known as Abu Asem al-Macci, denied the charges.

Ahdal, 35, was the aide of Al-Qaeda leader in Yemen, Ali QaedSenyan al-Harthi, who was killed by a missile fired by an unmanned CIA plane in Yemen in 2002. —Reuters

“When he was given the topic of the Opposition, he spoke. There is no prohibition in that, but I will definitely make some corrections in his topics…,” Yadav said.

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