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| Brothers Get Life in Prison for Terror Plot |
| By Karen Araiza |
| Published: 04/29/2009 |
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Three brothers in the Ft. Dix terror trial all met the same fate Tuesday-- a life sentence in federal prison, where there is no parole. Shain, Eljvir and Dritan Duka were all convicted of plotting an armed attack to kill American soldiers. They'd talked about Ft. Dix as a target. Prosecutors portrayed it as one of the most frightening homegrown terrorism plans ever in the U.S. A drastically different story was told by defense attorneys, who characterized the defendants as all talk, no intention to ever act and frankly too dumb to pull off such a plot. Family and friends, who were emotional during December when the verdict came down, have insisted the men were wrongly convicted. Some testified before Tuesday's sentencing, but their pleas did not seem to make much of an impact on the judge's sentences. Dritan Duka also spoke, saying he was "completely innocent." “The hatred and contempt these young men hold for America and the rule of law was made abundantly clear during the investigation, at trial and even today as they spoke at their sentencings,” said Acting United States Attorney Ralph J. Marra, Jr. “Not one word of contrition was heard from any of them, only more hatred and contempt. For their actions and their words, the sentences are appropriate to both protect the public from them and their deeply held, radical beliefs and to deter others who would act similarly,” said Marra. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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