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发帖数: 3433 | 1 2009年过来的伊拉克难民，11年拿到绿卡。奥巴引进大批难民恐怖分子
An Iraqi refugee who investigators say wanted to set off bombs at two
Houston malls was sentenced Monday to 16 years in prison for trying to help
the Islamic State terror network.
Omar Faraj Saeed Al Hardan was sentenced in Houston federal court. He
pleaded guilty in October 2016 to attempting to provide material support or
resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization.
At the time of his plea, Al Hardan admitted to providing material support,
specifically himself, to ISIS.
An FBI agent testified in January 2016 that Al Hardan told an FBI informant
he wanted to plant bombs at two Houston malls and blow them up remotely with
cell phones.
“Any person who provides material support to a foreign terrorist
organization will be investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent of
the law,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez said in a statement. “Al
Hardan’s actions were treacherous and completely antithetical to the
freedoms we as U.S. citizens value. The sentence imposed today reflects the
Department of Justice’s resolve to seek out and punish all violators who
would give aid and comfort to international terrorists.”
The 25-year-old came to Houston from Iraq in 2009. He was arrested in
January 2016. Prior to entering the U.S., Al Harden was in two refugee camps
in Jordan and Iraq. After he was admitted to the country under refugee
status, he was granted legal permanent residence in 2011.
Authorities say Al Hardan was learning to make electronic transmitters that
could be used to detonate explosives. Investigators discovered training CDs
on how to build remote detonators, circuitry, assorted tools, multiple
inactivated cell phones and a prayer list for committing jihad, as well as
the black standard flag used by ISIS.
Prosecutors alleged Al Hardan was coordinating with another Iraqi refugee in
California. They said the two men talked about getting weapons training and
eventually going to Syria to fight alongside the Islamic State.
U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes, who accepted the guilty plea, handed Al
Hardan a 192-month sentence. He will also be on supervised release for the
rest of his life. |
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