Posted on Sat, Nov. 29, 2003
Man found innocent in counterterrorism school charges has lots to give thanks for
RICHARD BENKE
Associated Press
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - When Canadian Thanksgiving rolled around Oct. 13, David Hudak had been separated 14 months from everything he was thankful for - in an El Paso jail without bail, for all he knew, forever. (snip)
Jurors acquitted the 41-year-old Canadian of charges he provided military training to foreign soldiers without a license and stockpiled hundreds of missile warheads at his counterterrorism school. Now, those jurors top the list of things the Hudaks are thankful for. (snip)
(snip) Hudak had been accused of stockpiling more than 2,400 mini-warheads for shoulder-launched missiles at his counterterrorism facility in southern New Mexico - a subsidiary of his Vancouver-based company, International Hydro-Cut Technology Corp. which designs and manufactures explosive entry systems.
Only no missiles and no triggers were found. And trial testimony showed that a subsidiary of Halliburton Co. sold the items as commercial demolition charges.(snip)
(snip)The U.S. attorney's office issued a statement afterward: "Obviously we're disappointed, but the jury has spoken. We respect the jury's verdict." (snip/...)
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