Jordan's military court sentences al-Qaida militant to life in prison
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jordan's military court has sentenced an alleged al-Qaida militant to life in prison for his alleged involvement in an a shootout that wounded several police officers.
Prosecutors say Awni Ramadan Mustafa al-Mansi, 32, a Jordanian of Palestinian origin, is an al-Qaida operative who was recruiting Jordanians and Palestinians to fight in Iraq. He has been convicted on charges of premeditated murder.
Al-Mansi was arrested in January 2007 following a shootout with police in the northern city of Irbid. His alleged alleged accomplice, Suleiman Ghayad al-Anjadi, who was on Jordan's "most wanted" terror list, was killed in the gunbattle.
Al-Mansi's lawyer Majed al-Laftawi says he will appeal Wednesday's verdict, sayinig the sentence is too harsh.
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