Benghazi suspect answers to one of three charges
Reuters
2014-06-28
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Dressed in a hooded sweatshirt and unshackled, the Libyan militia leader and alleged mastermind behind the deadly 2012 Benghazi attack pleads not guilty to terror charges in U.S. District Court in Washington on Saturday (June 28)
He was charged at an afternoon hearing with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists resulting in death in the attack that killed U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans in Benghazi.
The Sept. 11, 2012, the attack triggered a political firestorm for President Barack Obama, with Republicans accusing his administration of misrepresenting the circumstances and of lax protection for diplomats.
The charge against Khatallah includes malicious damage to and destruction of U.S. property by fires and explosives. It carries a maximum penalty of life in prison, the Justice Department said. The department said it intended to file additional charges shortly.
Khatallah was not
Dressed in a hooded sweatshirt and unshackled, the Libyan militia leader and alleged mastermind behind the deadly 2012 Benghazi attack pleads not guilty to terror charges in U.S. District Court in Washington on Saturday (June 28)
He was charged at an afternoon hearing with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists resulting in death in the attack that killed U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans in Benghazi.
The Sept. 11, 2012, the attack triggered a political firestorm for President Barack Obama, with Republicans accusing his administration of misrepresenting the circumstances and of lax protection for diplomats.
The charge against Khatallah includes malicious damage to and destruction of U.S. property by fires and explosives. It carries a maximum penalty of life in prison, the Justice Department said. The department said it intended to file additional charges shortly.
Khatallah was not
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