Adham Hassoun
Adham Amin Hassoun is detained in United States custody and was indicted as a conspirator of José Padilla.[1][2] Hassoun, a Lebanese-born Palestinian who first moved to the United States in the late 1980s, was first arrested in 2002 for overstaying his visa.[3]
Hassoun was a computer programmer and resident of Broward County, Florida.
Sofian Abdelaziz, a member of the American Muslim Association of North America, who knew Hassoun from his activity in the Florida Muslim community, made this comment on Hassoun: "I would consider him that he's against violence, but he has a strong tongue, you know, he has a strong tongue!"[2]
Hassoun has been accused of financing Jose Padilla's trip to Egypt.[4] Hassoun has also been accused of setting up a local office of the charity Benevolence International, which has fallen under suspicions of having been used as a front for al Qaeda.[4]
A 2011 NPR report claimed he was in a highly restrictive Communication Management Unit.[5]
Other indicted conspirators
- José Padilla
- Kifah Jayyousi
References
- ↑ Prepared Remarks of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales at the Press Conference Regarding the Indictment of Jose Padilla, US Department of Justice, November 22, 2005
- 1 2 Al Qaeda Network Operating In U.S., CBS News, June 28, 2002
- ↑ Candiotti, Susan; Mark Potter (2002-06-15). "Feds arrest man linked to 'dirty bomb' suspect". CNN. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
- 1 2 Florida Trail of Terror: Jihad in Our Backyard, MilitantIslamMonitor.org, July 15, 2004
- ↑ DATA & GRAPHICS: Population Of The Communications Management Units, Margot Williams and Alyson Hurt, NPR, 3-3-11, retrieved 2011 03 04 from npr.org