A Tunisian man who the Justice Department accused of working with members of Al Qaeda, including Osama bin Laden, to plot a suicide bomb attack against Americans in Europe was acquitted Friday by a Washington, DC, jury of all charges he faced
The federal trial against Nizar Trabelsi – which began in May – ended Friday in unanimous not-guilty verdicts for the three charges he faced: conspiracy and attempt to use a weapon of mass destruction as well as conspiracy to kill US nationals outside the states. “Innocent. Finally, I am innocent. 22 years,” Trabelsi, a former professional soccer player in Germany, said after members of the jury left following his acquittal, according to his attorney.
“We respect the jury’s verdict and thank them for their service,” Patricia Hartman, a spokesperson for the US attorney’s office in DC, told CNN. Prosecutors had alleged in Trabelsi’s indictment that he met with then-al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in the Spring prior to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and “offered to carry out a suicide bomb attack against United States interests.
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