Friday, October 24, 2008

For 35 years in prison for an American sentenced to a grenade exploded in a shopping center in Illinois

By the 35-year prison sentence in Chicago American, planned to blow up a grenade in a shopping center CherryVale in the state of Illinois. The verdict against Derrick Shareef was announced on Tuesday, when the defendant 24 years.

District Judge David Koar noted that the law allows Sharif sentenced to life imprisonment. In this case, the court found extenuating circumstances defendant's remorse.

The latter admitted that previously his idol and spiritual mentor considered "terrorist number one" Osama bin Laden, but in a cell pre-trial detention and was promoted to renounce violence.

Still, the court found it necessary to send Sharif behind bars for 35 years as a warning to his followers.

The American was arrested on December 6, 2006 while trying to exchange the two for four grenades and a pistol 9 mm. Sharif intended to use the arsenal to make explosions in a shopping center on 22 December the same year, Christmas Eve.

Extremists video calling for jihad, and some time was associated with a person convicted of aiding terrorists and espionage.

Sharif came to the attention of the FBI, which led him spying within two weeks. Special Services found that the suspect had no accomplices news agency.

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