Deleted:Lazhar Ben Mohamed Tlil
Lazhar Ben Mohamed Tlil is a citizen of Tunis, and longtime resident of Italy, who is believed to have associations with other North Africans who first lived in Italy, and made their way to Afghanistan, and eventually were apprehended and sent to the United States' Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.[1][2][3][4][5][6] According to the Associated Press Lazhar was going to serve as a witness in the trials of Guantanamo captives, but recently indicated that he might no longer cooperate, because he is unhappy with how Italy's version of witness protection is administered.
According to the Associated Press some North Africans currently in Guantanamo, who were known to Lazhar from their time in Italy, were being considered for transfer to Italy, where they would have faced charges based on his testimony.[2] The Associated Press reported he was also being considered as a possible witness against some of the senior al Qaeda captives who would face trial in the USA.
Lazhar underwent training at one or more Afghan training camps, and his testimony could have been based, in part, on his presence there.[2]
Two Tunisian Guantanamo captives, Adel Ben Mabrouk and Mohamed Ben Riadh Nasri to Italy on December 1, 2009.[3] Plans were already underway to try to the two men. The men's Italian prosecutor Elio Ramondini said it would be "impossible" to convict them without Tlil's testimony.[5]
References
- ↑ "Tunisian May Hold Key to Guantanamo Trials". CBS News. 2009-11-13. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/tunisian-may-hold-key-to-guantanamo-trials/. Retrieved 2015-09-27. "Tlil's Italian court-appointed lawyer says he has already provided important details to a team of U.S. investigators and identified from photos fellow Tunisian trainees in the Afghan camps. While the cases are confidential, authorities say he also has provided important information to the Italians about several detainees at Guantanamo who might be brought to Italy and tried in a criminal court."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Victor L. Simpson, Colleen Barry (2009-11-14). "Witness in Italy may hold key to Guantanamo trials". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2009-11-16. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jiI8ma6NgUx1aT75EwyHV-ZUOVngD9BULLNG1.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Victor L. Simpson (2009-12-01). "Italy may accept more Gitmo detainees". Seattle Times. http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/italy-may-accept-more-gitmo-detainees/. Retrieved 2015-01. "Lazhar Ben Mohamed Tlil, a key prosecution witness, said Nasri, known by his alias Abou Doujana, was head of an organization of Tunisians at a camp in Afghanistan where recruits received both ideological and military training. It was at this camp, the witness said, that he and other recruits were taught that “to kill infidels was the duty of every Muslim” and were prepared to carry out suicide attacks."
- ↑ Victor L. Simpson (2012-10-14). "Italy's secret anti-mob weapon: witness protection". San Diego Union Tribune. http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2012/oct/14/italys-secret-anti-mob-weapon-witness-protection/. Retrieved 2015-01. "Lazhar Ben Mohamed Tlil, a Tunisian who became an Islamic militant and was trained in Afghanistan to kill Americans, who entered the witness protection program after providing information to Italian investigators about several detainees at Guantanamo, his court-appointed lawyer, Davide Boschi, told The Associated Press."
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Testigo en Italia sería clave para juicios de Guantánamo [Witness in Italy would be key to Guantanamo trials]" (in Spanish). El Mexicano. 2009-11-13. http://www.el-mexicano.com.mx/imprime-noticia/341055. Retrieved 2015-01. ""Si me preguntan sobre su importancia como testigo, les diría que es importante para mí", dijo el fiscal Elio Ramondini recientemente a la Associated Press en una entrevista en su despacho en el palacio de justicia de Milán. Sin Tlil, el juicio a los sospechosos de Guantánamo en Italia "no es difícil, sino imposible", aseguró."
- ↑ Victor L. Simpson (2009-12-01). "Italy's Gitmo detainees linked to al-Qaida base". Contra Costa Times. http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_13899736. Retrieved 2015-01. "Lazhar Ben Mohamed Tlil, a key prosecution witness, said Nasri, known by his alias Abou Doujana, was head of an organization of Tunisians at a camp in Afghanistan where recruits received both ideological and military training. It was at this camp, the witness said, that he and other recruits were taught that "to kill infidels was the duty of every Muslim" and were prepared to carry out suicide attacks."
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