Criminal
Sep. 18, 2002
Some Experts Question Arrests of Buffalo Six
WASHINGTON - Is mere attendance at a terrorist training camp enough to be convicted of giving "material support" to terrorists? While prosecutors say they want to obtain convictions against the U.S. citizens of Yemenite descent in Buffalo, N.Y., some civil liberties experts and former federal prosecutors say the charge appears thin and the government instead may be pressuring the alleged al-Qaida cell members to turn over intelligence about their terrorist handlers - or prevent the alleged terrorist cell from committing acts of violence.
While prosecutors say they want to obtain convictions against the U.S. citizens of Yemenite descent in Buffalo, N.Y., some civil liberties experts and form...
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