ATLANTA — A federal judge will soon decide the fate of a former Georgia Tech student charged with plotting to aid a terrorist group.
ATLANTA — A federal judge will soon decide the fate of a former Georgia Tech student charged with plotting to aid a terrorist group. Syed Haris Ahmed could face up to 15 years in prison on charges that he was part of a conspiracy to provide material support to terrorism in the U.S. and abroad. His trial wrapped up last week. U.S. District Judge William Duffey is scheduled to read the verdict at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Prosecutors based the case against the 24-year-old Ahmed on videos he and a suspected cohort shot of landmarks in Washington, D.C., including the Pentagon and the Capitol. They said Ahmed sought to use the videos to earn respect from terrorist leaders. Ahmed’s defense attorney Jack Martin countered during trial that the talk was no more than boastful chatter. ______ Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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