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 detained in secret for over a week, physically abused and threatened with death, and then charged with being part of a terrorist group. He was later acquitted of the initial charge but convicted of promoting terrorism, a charge he had no opportunity to defend against.