Zacarias Moussaoui
French Al-Qaeda member imprisoned in the US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zacarias Moussaoui (Arabic: زكريا موسوي, Zakariyyā Mūsawī; born 30 May 1968) is a French member of al-Qaeda who pleaded guilty in a U.S. federal court to conspiring to kill citizens of the United States as part of the 9/11 attacks. He is serving life imprisonment without the possibility of parole at the Federal ADX Supermax prison in Florence, Colorado. Moussaoui is the only person ever convicted in a U.S. court in connection with the September 11 attacks.[3]
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Zacarias Moussaoui | |
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زكريا موسوي | |
Born | (1968-05-30) 30 May 1968 (age 56) |
Other names | Abu Khaled al-Sahrawi |
Allegiance | Al-Qaeda |
Motive | Islamic extremism |
Conviction(s) |
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Trial | Trials related to the September 11 attacks (March 6, 2006 (2006-03-06) – May 3, 2006 (2006-05-03)) |
Criminal penalty | 6 consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole |
Capture status | In custody |
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Country | United States |
Date apprehended | August 16, 2001 (2001-08-16) |
Imprisoned at | ADX Florence[1] |
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Charging Indictment can be accessed here. Moussaoui filed an appeal on May 12, 2006 which was denied in 2010.[2] |
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