He was then detained secretly for over a week, repeatedly beaten and threatened with death, and eventually charged with belonging to a terrorist group. In July 1997, he was acquitted of this charge and instead convicted of having "encouraged terrorism", a charge that had not been brought against him in the trial and against which he had no opportunity to defend himself.
He was then detained secretly for over a week, subjected to physical abuse and intimidation, and ultimately charged with being part of a terrorist organization. In July 1997, he was cleared of the original charge but found guilty of promoting terrorism, a charge that had not been presented in court and which he had no chance to defend.