The public prosecutor read out the charges against Defendant No. 6, Defendant No. 27 and Defendant No. 31 and demanded the trio to give their reply either orally or written to the court.
They were also given the option of replying through a defense lawyer.
The hearing was the last in the trial of 41 terror suspects belonging to the “Qatar Cell,” which was allegedly set up to hatch plots against American soldiers in Qatar and Kuwait, finance the fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan and recruit fighters for Al-Qaeda in Iraq and help them cross the border into the country.
All the 41 defendants in the case have been given their crime sheets.
The three defendants did not appear in the previous sittings for various reasons, said Justice Ministry spokesman Abdullah Al-Saadan.
While Defendant No. 31 requested the Justice Ministry to appoint for him a defense counsel of his choice, Defendants 6 and 27 said they would defend themselves.
The charges against Defendant No. 6 included collusion with Defendant Nos. 1 and 23 to assassinate foreigners in Qatar and protecting Defendant No. 14 who allegedly started an attack on a company head office south of Judaidah cross-point with the aim of killing people in it.
In addition to the charges of issuing fatwas to incite people against the ruler and financing terrorists, Defendant No.6 was also accused of attempting to illegally cross the Saudi-Iraqi border to participate in the war in Iraq in the company of Defendants 3 and 14.
They were carrying weapons and advanced telecommunication devices, the crime sheet said.
Another charge against him was that he was aware that Defendant No. 1 was prepared to fire at the Border Guards if they attempted to arrest him.
He was carrying four Kalashnikovs with the aim of undermining security in the Kingdom. He also handed the guns to Defendant No. 16.
The crime charges against Defendant No. 27 included traveling to Syria and Iraq to join terrorists guarding a house where a group of terrorists were camped with a plan to travel to Iraq.
The charges against Defendant No. 31 included making an agreement with militants in Iraq to raise funds from the Kingdom for their support.
