German court clears Moroccan Abdelghani Mzoudi of terrorism charges

A German court released this Thursday Abdelghani Mzoudi, a Moroccan who was arrested in December 2002, in Hamburg, on suspicion of having provided logistical support to the cell of the 9/11 hijackers,

Abdelghani Mzoudi, 29, was freed after new evidence by an unidentified informer "clearly exonerates" him of suspicions.

The man was being prosecuted after a witness had reported that he received training in Afghanistan in Summer 2000.

He was accused of bringing logistical support to the commando members, by making money available, and finding a room for two men accused of plotting the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Since the start of the trial one year ago, the defendant, who was facing a 15-year prison sentence, chose to remain silent, after having denied any involvement in the attacks preparation.

Mzoudi arrived in 1995 in Germany to study electric engineering at the Technical University of Hamburg.

The court had delivered last February a 15-year prison sentence against another Moroccan, Mounir El Motassadaq, for the same charges.