Ehsanul Islam Sadequee Convicted
As reported by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the jury in the trial of Ehsanul Islam Sadequee found Sadequee guilty of conspiracy to provide support to terrorists and attempting to aid terrorists, in particular Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, a Pakistan-based terrorist organization, after deliberating for five hours. Sadequee had represented himself throughout the trial.
Sadequee told the jurors during his closing arguments that he and friend and fellow defendant, Syed Haris Ahmed, were young and immature with imaginations that "ran wild," but that he was not a terrorist.
Defense attorney Don Samuel told reporters that the government's showing of a terrorist video on how to make a bomb detonator changed the whole atmosphere of the trial.
Sadequee and Ahmed will be sentenced on September 15. Sadequee, who is 23, faces a maximum sentence of 60 years.
