U.S. Asks Saudi Arabia to Indict Or Return Terrorism Suspect

[True_Blue]

The State Department has asked Saudi Arabia to either indict a U.S. citizen it is holding on suspicion of terrorist activities or allow the Justice Department to return him to the United States.

The move represents a victory for the parents and supporters of Ahmed Abu Ali, 23, of Falls Church, who has been held without charges in Saudi Arabia since June 2003.

The request was made in one demarche on Friday and another on Sunday, said a Bush administration official who asked not to be named because the case is ongoing. A demarche is a formal request from one government to another.

The demarches came at a crucial stage in a lawsuit Abu Ali's family filed in federal court in Washington seeking his return.

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[Vincardog]

1. The Saudies referred aWoL to their "Patriot Act'

it seems they can hold an 'enemy combatant' uncharged forever. Don't you hate it when every body wants to play by the same rules as you W?