German court upholds acquittal of 9/11 suspect

A German federal appeals court today upheld the acquittal of a September 11 suspect, starting the clock ticking on how long the Moroccan man could remain in the country.

Abdelghani Mzoudi, 32, was acquitted in February 2004 of charges he helped September 11 hijackers Mohamed Atta, Marwan al-Shehhi and Ziad Jarrah in their plot.

With the rejection of the prosecution’s appeal, Mzoudi now has two weeks to leave Germany, though his attorneys say legal options, such as an appeal for asylum, were still open and could extend his time there.