US hits bin Laden son-in-law with new charges
US prosecutors on Monday linked Osama bin Laden's son-in-law to the 2001 Al-Qaeda shoe bomber plot after adding two extra charges against the Kuwaiti, who faces life behind bars if convicted.
Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, 48, whose trial in New York is scheduled to begin on February 3, was initially charged with one count of conspiracy to kill Americans after his arrest last February.
But a superceding indictment Friday added charges of conspiracy to provide material support and resources to terrorists, and providing material support and resources to terrorists.
The former Al-Qaeda spokesman, who was captured by US agents in Jordan, on Monday entered a not guilty plea to all charges.
He appeared relaxed, greeting his defense team with smiles and wearing a blue T-shirt over an orange standard-issue prison shirt, his salt and pepper curls escaping a white Muslim cap.
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