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Libyan National Charged in 2012 Benghazi Attack
A Libyan national has been charged with federal offenses for his alleged participation in the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. Special Mission and Annex in Benghazi, Libya, which resulted in the deaths of four Americans.
According to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, the arrest of Ahmed Abu Khatallah represents a significant milestone in the efforts to ensure justice is served for the heinous and cowardly attack on the U.S. diplomatic facility in Benghazi.
“Our nation’s memory is long, and our reach is far,” said Holder. “The arrest of Ahmed Abu Khatallah proves that the U.S. government will expend any effort necessary to pursue terrorists who harm our citizens.”
Khatallah currently faces criminal charges on three counts, and the U.S. government retains the option of adding additional charges in the coming days.
The charges include killing a person in the course of an attack on a federal facility involving the use of a firearm and dangerous weapon and attempting and conspiring to do the same, providing, attempting and conspiring to provide material support to terrorists resulting in death, and discharging, brandishing, using, carrying and possession of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.
Khatallah is currently in U.S. custody and will be promptly presented before a federal judge in Washington, D.C., and appointed counsel.
The case is being investigated by the FBI’s New York Field Office with substantial assistance from various other government agencies and is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the National Security Division of the U.S.
Charges contained in criminal complaints are merely allegations that a defendant has committed a violation of criminal laws, and every defendant is presumed innocent until, and unless, proven guilty.
Key Facts
- State: Federal
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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