Al Qaeda spokesman and son-in-law of Al Qaeda's founder Osama Bin Laden, Sulaiman Abu Ghaith has been captured and charged in the United States for conspiring to kill Americans.
Sulaiman was captured in Jordan and is expected to appear in a federal court in New York City to face the charges.
US attorney Michael Rosensaft said that it is likely that Sulaiman will face a number of terrorism-related charges and possibly murder, which could carry the death penalty, adding that trial will last for quite some time.
Rosensaft further said that some of the evidence against Abu Ghaith will be a challenge for prosecutors to bring to court if it is classified.
Republican senators Lindsey Graham and Kelly Ayotte have criticized Sulaiman's capture saying that the decision of the Obama administration to bring Ghaith to New York is sneaky and against the will of the Congress.
According to Graham, Sulaiman, who had urged Muslims everywhere to fight the United States and warned of more attacks similar to those of Sept. 11, should have been sent straight to the Guantanamo Bay detainee facility in Cuba for extended questioning as he is an enemy combatant.
Sulaiman is identified as a major Al Qaeda core official and was involved in the planning in the 9/11 attacks against the World Trade Center and Pentagon, according to official sources.
(with inputs from ANI)
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