U.S. Judge Orders Abu Hamza Stay in Detention
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
A U.S. judge ordered that the radical Islamist preacher Abu Hamza be kept in detention, after a brief court hearing Saturday in New York where the terror suspect was told of the 11 charges he faces.
Hamza, who lacked his trademark hook on the stump of his right arm, did not speak at the hearing which followed his extradition from Britain and was a prelude to a formal arraignment due Tuesday where he will be formally charged.
"You have the right to remain silent," magistrate judge Frank Maas told the accused before summarizing the charges.
Sabrina Shroff, a lawyer for the self-avowed cleric, requested he be given special shoes without which "he will not be able to function in a civilized way" and requested medical care on account of his diabetes.
Hamza, 54, will face terrorism charges over a kidnapping in 1998 in Yemen, the establishment of a terrorist training camp in the United States, and for "facilitating violent jihad in Afghanistan," the Department of Justice said.
Ahead of Saturday's hearing U.S. officials hailed the extradition of Hamza and two other terror suspects as a key victory in its battle against al-Qaida.
"As is charged, these are men who were at the nerve centers of al-Qaida's acts of terror, and they caused blood to be shed, lives to be lost, and families to be shattered," U.S. Attorney Preet Bahara said in a statement.
"After years of protracted legal battles, the extradition of these three alleged terrorists to the United States is a watershed moment in our nation's efforts to eradicate terrorism."
06 October 2012, 15:18
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These are your political allies, are they not? They are directly sponsored, ideologically and financially from their Salafi Wahabi centers ... only in Lebanon do right-wingers ally with terrorists.
06 October 2012, 15:20
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These are your allies, are they not? Same sponsor i.e. Saudi. Only in Lebanon do right-wingers become allies with salafi terrorists because of their blind hatred for another group. While granted everyone should be disarmed, your hatred is so blind you will ally with terrorists against people who consider themselves minorities, no different than the Christians.
06 October 2012, 18:15
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No Philipo, there is no such thing as a free lunch in America... I personally believe that they should face the firing squad along with every radical Islamist degenerate... But trust me when I say that US jails are worst than animal cages...
07 October 2012, 08:25
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