Closing Arguments Expected Soon in Fort Dix Terror Plot Trial
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
AP
May 8, 2007: Eljvir Duka and Shain Duka, brothers accused of plotting to attack the Fort Dix Army Base.
May 8, 2007: Eljvir Duka and Shain Duka, brothers accused of plotting to attack the Fort Dix Army Base.
CAMDEN, N.J. — Prosecutors have rested their case against five men accused of planning to kill soldiers at New Jersey's Fort Dix.
Defense lawyers said Tuesday that they would call only a few witnesses the next day. That clears the way for closing arguments to begin early next week.
The defendants are not expected to testify. Deliberations could begin as early as Dec. 16.
The suspects are foreign-born Muslim men who spent years in the comfortable Philadelphia suburb of Cherry Hill.
The charges include attempted murder and conspiracy to kill military personnel. If convicted, they could be sentenced to life in prison.
Prosecutors have spent 25 days presenting evidence.
