STATEMENT OF MARK CORALLO, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, ON THE ACQUITTAL OF MZOUDI BY THE GERMAN COURT:

The following press release was published by the US Department of Justice on Feb. 5, 2004. It is reproduced in full below.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV OPA (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 “We regret the decision by a German court to acquit Abdelghani Mzoudi. The United States has cooperated to the greatest extent possible in this and other terrorism prosecutions in Germany, consistent with security interests critical to the United States and the international community as a whole. Our cooperation with Germany will continue. We remain committed to working together with our foreign counterparts to bring all terrorists to justice, including those responsible for the September 11th attacks.” 04-071

Source: US Department of Justice