US to seek death penalty against Moussaoui

WASHINGTON: US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said the government will seek the death penalty against avowed Al Qaeda member Zacarias Moussaoui, who pleaded guilty on Friday to conspiracy in connection with the September 11 attacks. “We are seeking the death penalty in this case,” Gonzales told a press conference held shortly after Moussaoui’s appearance in a US District Court in the state of Virginia. “The fact that Moussaoui participated in this terrorist conspiracy is no longer in doubt,” the attorney general said. “Moussaoui and his co-conspirators were responsible for the deaths of thousands of innocents on September 11.” After more than three years of legal wrangling, Moussaoui pleaded guilty to six charges of conspiracy Friday, four of which carry the death penalty. afp

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