José Padilla (prisoner)

Jose Padilla, aka Abdullah al - Muhajir or Muhajir Abdullah ( born October 18, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York City ) is an American citizens of Latin American origin.

He was arrested on 8 May 2002 in Chicago and sat until June 9, 2002 as indispensable tools in pre-trial detention, when President Bush declared him to unlawful combatants. He was transferred to a military prison, where he was not under the laws of the United States. On 3 January 2006 he was transferred to a prison in Miami (Florida ), where he had to answer before a court. On 14 August 2007 it was the jury on three counts of terrorist offenses guilty. Padilla was ultimately convicted on 22 January 2008 by Judge Marcia Cooke sentenced to imprisonment of 17 years, which he is currently serving in federal prison ADX Florence in Colorado.

Life before the arrest

Padilla's parents are from Puerto Rico. First raised in Brooklyn, he later moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he joined the "Maniac Latin Disciples " gang and was arrested several times. During this time he led the deck name: José Rivera, José Alicea, Jose Hernandez and Jose Ortiz. As a teenager, he was convicted of aggravated assault, as a gang member, which he had kicked in the head, died. After serving his last prison term, he converted to Islam and confessed to a non-violent philosophy. He visited with Adham Amin Hassoun, the Masjid Al- Iman mosque in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Adham Amin Hassoun worked at that time for the Benevolence International Foundation, a charity which is suspected of supporting terrorist activities. Padilla and Hassoun became friends. U.S. authorities accuse Hassoun to operate in fundamentalist, Islamist parties, including al -Qaida. Hassoun was arrested in 2002 because his visa had expired.

Arrest

Padilla traveled to Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq. On his return on May 8, 2002, he was arrested as an indispensable witness at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago due to a license issued in New York in connection with September 11, 2001 arrest warrant.

Allegations of torture

Padilla claims that he was tortured during his detention, mainly by sensory deprivation, sleep deprivation and the targeted exposure to stressful situations. George Monbiot wrote in the Guardian that Padilla's mental state was affected by the conditions of captivity and the survey so that:

The forensic psychiatrist who examined him, saying that he:

According to reports, Padilla torture charges will rise during his detention.

Swell

• Terrorism
• Americans
• Born in 1970
• Man