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The Federal Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday that the 22-year sentence for Libyan militants convicted of four terrorist charges for being involved in the 2012 Benghazi attack was “unreasonably low.”
Ahmed Abu Khatallah, 51, was convicted of four charges in 2017, including providing physical assistance to terrorists and destroying U.S. property, but was acquitted of the most serious offenses. ..
On September 11, 2012, four Americans were killed in an attack on the US diplomatic corps and CIA complex in Benghazi, Libya.
According to prosecutors, Hatara should have been sentenced to life imprisonment for 30 years, according to sentencing guidelines.
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The US Court of Appeals at the Washington, DC Circuit ruled on Tuesday that 22 years in prison was not long enough for Hatara. “”
“In just 12 years of ruling Chatallah for two terrorist support counts and vandalism counts, the district court could not fully justify the additional differences far below the previous rulings. It was appropriate without consideration. ”
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Khatallah filed suspicions both before and after the verdict and appealed his decision in 2020, but the prosecutor appealed.
The Court of Appeals sought re-detention from Chatallah.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.