Earlier this month, a
Pakistani court sentenced the three widows -- two Saudis and the other,
Yemeni -- and two of bin Laden's daughters to 45 days of house arrest
for living illegally in the South Asian nation.
The court ordered that
they be deported after their term, which began March 3 when they were
formally arrested, was served, said lawyer Aamir Khalil.
The family members will
take a special Saudi flight next Wednesday, Khalil said. He was not
clear whether the Yemeni woman would remain in Saudi Arabia.
Pakistani authorities and lawmakers had no comment.
Yemen officially
announced it would allow the Yemeni widow, Amal Ahmed Abdul Fateh, to
return to her homeland. CNN was not immediately able to reach Saudi
authorities.
Saudi Arabia, where the
other two women -- Khairiah Sabar and Siham Sabar -- are from, had been
previously been resistant to their return.
The wives and children
have been in Pakistani custody since U.S. Navy SEALs raided bin Laden's
compound in Abbottabad and killed the al Qaeda leader in May 2011.
The daughters are ages 17 and 21, Khalil said.
Since all five
defendants confessed to impersonation, illegal entry into Pakistan and
staying illegally in Pakistan, there was no need for a trial, said
Khalil, who added that his clients would not appeal the "lenient"
sentence.
Bin Laden spent years on
the run in Pakistan after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks,
moving from one safe house to another and fathering four children -- at
least one of whom was born in a government hospital, Fateh told
Pakistani investigators.
A deposition taken from
Fateh gives the clearest picture yet of bin Laden's life while
international forces hunted him. He and his family move from city to
city with the help of Pakistanis who arranged "everything" for them,
Fateh said, according to the deposition.
During their time in Pakistan, Fateh gave birth to four children -- at least one in a government hospital.
She told police she never applied for a visa during her stay in Pakistan.
Source: CNN News
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