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Explosives expert testifies in chemical attack case
By Rana Husseini
AMMAN — A security expert testifying on Wednesday in the trial of nine
men accused of plotting a chemical attack in the Kingdom, said the
chemical substances he examined were extremely sensitive and dangerous
and would have caused a huge explosion.
General Intelligence Department (GID) explosives expert Colonel Najeh
Abu Azam told the State Security Court (SSC) that if the chemical
substances had been used with explosives they would have caused burns,
suffocation and neurological paralysis.
"I performed an experiment on half a tonne of chemical substances in
the desert, which resulted in the formation of a poisonous chemical
cloud that killed the rabbits used to determine the fatality of these
substances," the witness said.
The prosecution has charged that the substances examined by the GID
officer were found in the possession of the main defendant in the
case, Azmi Jaiousi.
Jaiousi and the other defendants allegedly plotted to use vehicles
laden with explosives and deadly chemical substances to carry out the
first-ever Al Qaeda attack on vital institutions in the Kingdom,
including the GID headquarters.
Col. Abu Azam said he tested some of the chemical substances given to
him by the state prosecution.
The explosives expert also told the tribunal that he examined
Jaiousi's 153-page confession statement.
"Based on the details Jaiousi provided to the authorities on how he
planned to mix the chemicals, I found that he was capable of causing a
huge chemical explosion," the witness said.
At the conclusion of the GID officer's testimony, the defence team
asked the court for permission to conduct an experiment on the seized
chemical substances by a team of explosives experts.
State Prosecutor Mahmoud Obeidat informed the court that it was not
possible because "the rest of the seized chemical substances had been
destroyed and it was extremely dangerous."
The defence team voiced their objection to the prosecution decision to
destroy the seized chemicals.
"These chemical substances are part of the evidence that should remain
until the conclusion of the trial and we wanted to conduct a second
experiment to determine the fatality level of these substances,"
defence lawyer Hatem Ghweiri said on behalf of the defence team.
The nine men, part of a group of 13 suspects including Jordanian
fugitive Abu Mussab Zarqawi, are also charged with possessing and
manufacturing explosives with illicit intent, and possessing an
automatic weapon with the intention of using it illegally.
Jaiousi appeared on Jordan Television shortly after his arrest and
described how he and other group members bought and manufactured
chemical explosives under the guidance and support of Zarqawi.
Presiding Judge Fawaz Bqour adjourned the session to hear more
prosecution witnesses in the case.
Thursday, June 16, 2005
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