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May 3, 2006
US: Jury In 9/11 Trial Elects To Spare Moussaoui's Life
News breaking from Le Figaro, and the New York Times states that the jury at Alexandria Virginia, after deliberating for seven days, have finally announced their verdict. The French national of Moroccan descent, Zacarias Moussaoui, will not be receiving the death penalty.
Instead, the jury of nine men and three women opted to sentence him to life imprisonment. At least his life sentence will mean life. He will never be able to walk free again. On April 22 last year, Moussaoui, a French national, had pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges, related to his involvement with the attacks on 9/11, 2001. He had been arrested on August 16, 2001 in Michigan.
A spokesperson for the court did not say whether the jury had reached a majority or a unanimous verdict. The International Herald Tribune gives a detailed timeline of the events in Moussaoui's trial, and CNN's Jeff Toobin gives an insight into the legal ramifications which led to the decision.
These are our previous reports:
November 22, US District Judge Leonie Brinkema announces six courthouses which will hold video relays for relatives and survivors to view the trial.
March 8, Moussaoui's mother claims her son is drugged in court.
March 27, Moussaoui states he had been scheduled to fly a plane into the White House, and his accomplice would have been UK shoe-bomber Richard Reid. He states he bought a radio while in jail to listen to the 9/11 attacks live, and states he lied to FBI.
April 3 Jury decides that he is "eligible for death".
April 12, Jury hears harrowing tales of victims in 9/11 attacks. Flight 93 transcript revealed.
April 13 Moussaoui ridicules victims and witnesses, claims that Muslims should be the superpower, not the US.
April 24, closing statements of prosecution and defense.
Posted by Giraldus Cambrensis at May 3, 2006 5:32 PM
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