U.S. Seeks Death Penalty for Suspect in 1986 Hijacking of Pan Am Jet

demdave

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Fri Sep-12-03 02:48 PM
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U.S. Seeks Death Penalty for Suspect in 1986 Hijacking of Pan Am Jet

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. government is trying to execute a hijacker for the first time, seeking the death penalty for the leader of a group of Palestinian terrorists who took over a Pan Am jet in Pakistan in 1986 and killed 22 people.
Prosecutors are so intent on putting the Pakistani man to death - for killing two Americans who were among the victims - that they turned down his offer to plead guilty and serve a life sentence.

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGA4VM6LIKD.html

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arcane1

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Fri Sep-12-03 03:03 PM
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1. no secret military tribunal for him...

because the PR boost from excecuting a terra-ist openly is too irresistable

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