Federal prosecutors drop charges against Osama Bin Laden

[JURIST] Federal prosecutors in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York [official website] dropped all charges [indictment text] against al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden [JURIST news archive] in a filing [text] made Friday. The judge approved the procedural move, which is typical upon the death of a defendant. The nolle prosequi motion listed the hundreds of charges against Bin Laden and explained the government’s proof of his death.Shortly after the Abbottabad Raid, US forces collected…