Hook-handed hate preacher begs to end grim US life sentence and be freed in UK
Hook-handed hate preacher Abu Hamza has applied to have his US life sentence terminated IMMEDIATELY and wishes to be flown back a free man to the UK.
The whinging cleric - known in America as Mostafa Mostafa - wants to be sent back to the streets of Britain on compassionate grounds after submitting hundreds of pages of evidence as to why. His wife even tells a judge: "It is now time for him to come back home to his family, where he truly belongs.”
In documents submitted today, his lawyers “ask the court to modify Mr Mostafa’s (Hamza’s) sentence to time-served plus the imposition of a five-year term of supervised release.”
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Abu Hamza is an ex inmate (PA)Over the following 76 pages, they detail how the now almost toothless Hamza should be released from Colorado’s supermax prison ADX Florence - known as the Alcatraz of the Rockies - where he is held in solitary confinement.
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They detail the conditions they claim the life prisoner has suffered and what they allege prison officers have turned a blind eye to.
The 65-year-old’s lawyers accuse wardens of “using the existence of the prostheses as an excuse not to provide the necessary accommodations and assistance it promised the extradition courts.”
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Abu Hamza's mugshot in 2012 (REX/Shutterstock)
Abu Hamza has been behind bars for years (AP)They claim his false arms harnesses “are being held together by shoestring”. His legal team states he was initially held in “cell 300”, which is “a modified large storeroom”.
“While the cell has two windows, one is blocked by the shower that was installed, and the other is an interior window," his appeal states. “Mr Mostafa had no natural light. The other cell in which Mr Mostafa has been confined does not have a proper toilet for his disabilities, nor a shower or sink with hands-free access to water, which he also requires."
Abu Hamza before he was locked up (AP)
Abu Hamza was found guilty of 11 charges of terrorism and kidnapping in a Manhatten court (ASSOCIATED PRESS)Among other problems in Cell 300, prison staff welded sharp round metal discs to the faucets, “to make it easy” for him, but "the discs cut into his stumps and caused bleeding.” Gummy Hamza's feet are in such terrible condition he experiences “frequent bleeding in his feet from sharp or overgrown toenails”.
Diabetic Hamza is claimed to “spend his entire day, every day, in solitary confinement without assistance from anyone.”
A courtroom sketch provided on 19 May 2014 shows Abu Hamza as he is found guilty of providing material support to terrorist organisations (Jane Rosenberg/EPA/REX/Shutterstock)The papers add: “As a result of the lack of accommodations and care, Mr Mostafa has lost almost all of his teeth, suffers from multiple infections, and has consistently been without the medical care considered reasonable to any civilised society.”
As part of his bid to be sent home a free man, his family have written letters to the Southern Court in New York, where in 2015, he was sentenced to life in prison for terrorism offences.
Abu Hamza outside the High Court in London, in 2009 (REX/Shutterstock)All paint a picture of a loving father, not a man convicted of trying to create a terrorist training camp to teach others to carry out death and destruction as he was found guilty of.
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His son, Imran Mostafa Kamel, wrote: “I am in desperate need of his presence, love, and unwavering support. To witness his reunion with our precious grandchildren and to enjoy quality time together as a family would be a dream come true.
Hamza in court in Lower Manhattan New York (Jane Rosenberg/EPA/REX/Shutterstock)“I firmly believe that his return is not just a personal desire but a necessary step towards healing and rebuilding what we have lost during these unbearable years.”
Hamza’s wife, Najat Chaffe, said of her terrorist husband: "Our family has been deeply distressed by his absence, as he has left an irreplaceable void that no one can fill.
A protestor with a placard 'Free Abu Hamza' outside the Old Bailey (REX/Shutterstock)"The yearning to have him back in our lives has only intensified over time, and his grandchildren, myself, and our children have missed him dearly. As his devoted wife, I have spent countless years alone, shouldering the immense responsibility of raising our children and providing for their day-to-day needs.
“The toll it has taken on me, both mentally and physically, has been overwhelming.
Hamza with his signature hook (Jane Rosenberg/EPA/REX/Shutterstock)"My heart longs for the support and companionship Mr Mostafa would offer during my difficult moments. It is now time for him to come back home to his family, where he truly belongs.”
Hamza was convicted in 2015 in New York over his role in the 1998 kidnapping in Yemen of 16 foreign tourists, of whom four were killed, and of conspiring to set up a militant training camp in Bly, Oregon, in late 1999.
Attorney Sam Schmidt exits the courthouse as his client, British Imam Mostafa Kamel Mostafa, is sentenced to a life term at Manhattan Federal Court (Zuma/REX/Shutterstock)He was also found guilty of providing material support to bin Laden's terror network, of wanting to set up a computer lab for the Taliban and sending recruits for terror training in Afghanistan.
He was sentenced to life in prison, being told he would die behind bars by the judge.
Claims over conditions
Hamza's appeal documents state he has not been in the recreation yard for two years due to his condition and is woken “every 30 minutes by the opening and closing of a gate and the frequent use of a flashlight.”
His lawyers argue that the only reason why British courts allowed his 2012 extradition to the States was that they had been given assurances the one-eyed cleric would be held in humane conditions.
Repeatedly, his legal team argue countless promises have been broken by the US Bureau of Prisons and that ultimately, if it had been known, a UK judge would never have allowed Hamza to leave the UK.
Hamza leads Friday prayers outside the North London Central Mosque, on April 16, 2004 in London (Getty Images)His legal team add Hamza has been cut off from his family while in US prison custody. They add he “has not been permitted to speak to, or communicate with, any of his sons or his stepson.”
The appeal goes on: “Besides legal visits, the only people permitted to visit Mr Mostafa are his wife and his daughter; neither travel alone and thus none have been able to visit him even once since his transfer to BOP custody.”
They say it takes six months for a letter he sends to his family to be replied to.
In a letter dated November 7, another son, Othman Kamel, adds: “Our family longs to seek the healing that can only come from the reunion of a father and his loved ones.”
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