Yemen Tries Journalist for Alleged Al Qaeda Ties
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Oct. 26: Yemeni journalist Abdelela Shayie appears at the state security court in San'a, Yemen. A Yemeni prosecutor indicted Shayie for charges that include assisting the American-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who the United States has put on a kill-or-capture list accusing him of serving Al Qaeda. (AP)
SAN'A, Yemen (AP) -- A Yemeni court has charged a journalist with allegedly helping Al Qaeda.
A Yemeni prosecutor indicted Abdelela Shayie Tuesday for charges that include assisting the American-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki. The United States has put al-Awlaki on a kill-or-capture list, accusing him of serving Al Qaeda.
Shayie published an interview last year with a Saudi man who was released from Guantanamo after nearly six years and later became the No. 2 Al Qaeda leader in Yemen.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}He has also published interviews with two other Al Qaeda leaders.
Shayie denies the charges.
The next hearing in the case is set for Nov. 2.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The U.S. is helping finance Yemen in the fight against its growing Al Qaeda presence.