Conviction of bin Laden’s driver tossed
Charge was for activity that wasn’t illegal when he did it, U.S. court rules
Posted: October 17, 2012 at 5:37 a.m.
A U.S. appeals court Tuesday threw out the 2008 conviction of Osama bin Laden’s former driver by a military commission, ruling he was wrongly charged for conduct that at the time wasn’t a crime.
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