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US prosecutors charge 2 New York residents with providing material support to al Qaeda

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

[JURIST] The US government on Friday charged two Brooklyn men with conspiracy to provide material support to al Qaeda. The two men allegedly received at least $50,000 for providing al Qaeda with "computer advice and assistance, services, and currency," among other acts, between November 2007 and March 2010. The charges were filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has been advocating using the criminal justice system as a counter-terrorism tool. In March, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and counter-terrorism Martin Scheinin urged the Obama administration to hold civilian trials for accused 9/11 conspirators, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. The week before that, lawmakers introduced a bill that would require the military interrogation and trial of those taken into US custody who are suspected of links to terrorism. While the Obama administration is keeping the option of military commissions open, JURIST contributing editor Jordan Paust has discussed the option of courts-martial as another option for prosecuting members of al Qaeda and the Taliban.

Full post as published by JURIST - The Paper Chase on April 30, 2010 (boomark / email).