Official: Yemen plans to prosecute al-Awlaki
(CNN) — Yemen plans to prosecute militant cleric Anwar al-Awlaki for the crime of promoting violence and the killing of foreigners, a Yemeni official told CNN. The request to prosecute al-Awlaki in absentia “will be hopefully officially issued” Tuesday, a Yemeni official in Washington, DC, said. The official, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the matter, said the case will likely be forwarded to the Specialized Criminal Court in Yemen’s capital. Yemeni authorities are intensifying operations to capture al-Awlaki, a key figure in al…
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