Tunisian former football player Nizar Trabelsi, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for planning a terrorist attack, was acquitted by the jury in the US trial. It has been reported CNN Regarding the athlete’s lawyer.
Trabelsi was acquitted by the jury, accused by the Department of Justice of collaborating with members of al-Qaeda (a banned organization in Russia) in order to carry out a terrorist attack against Americans in Europe.
The actor was acquitted of all charges.
Washington Post Announces that Trabelsi will be expelled from the country. Where it will be sent is not yet known. In Tunisia, Trabelsi was convicted in absentia on charges of terrorist activities.
In 2001, Trabelsi planned a terrorist attack on a NATO military base in Klein Brogel, Belgium, after meeting with Osama bin Laden. After spending ten years in Belgium, he was extradited to the United States, where he was sentenced to life imprisonment.
An agreement between the US and Belgium prohibits Trabelsi from being sent to a third country without the approval of the Belgian authorities.
The athlete was previously sentenced to 84 years in prison for terrorism charges. spoke at the Paralympic games.