Khalfan Khamis Mohamed
Khalfan Khamis Mohamed | |
|---|---|
USP Florence High, Colorado | |
| Other names | Elfani Hamis Ahmed, Zahran Nassor Maulid |
| Criminal charges | Terrorism |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment without the possibility of parole |
Khalfan Khamis Mohamed (
Mohamed is currently held in the high-security federal prison known as
Background and arrest
Khalfan Mohamed allegedly received training in
In June 2014, he successfully sued the US government for violating his Freedom of Speech by prohibiting his communications with all but a few immediate family members.[5]
On October 6, 2023, he was transferred from
Failed escape
On November 2, 2000, Mohamed and Mamdouh Mahmud Salim (also of al-Qaeda) attacked a federal prison guard in a failed escape attempt. The officer was critically injured, having been stabbed in the eye with a sharpened comb, and suffered severe brain damage from the attack.[6] During the sentencing phase of his trial, prosecutors argued unsuccessfully for capital punishment of Mohamed, due to the continuing threat he posed to prison guards.[6]
References
- Monterey Institute of International Studies
- ^ Four embassy bombers get life, CNN.com, By Phil Hirschkorn, October 21, 2001 Posted: 10:58 AM EDT (1458 GMT)
- ^ Benjamin, Daniel & Steven Simon. "The Age of Sacred Terror", 2002
- ^ Mohamed v President of the Republic of South Africa [2001] ZACC 18 at paragraphs [26] and [27] (28 May 2001), Constitutional Court (South Africa)
- ^ MOHAMMED v. HOLDER
- ^ a b Weiser, Benjamin (June 22, 2001). "Pondering Terrorist's Execution, Jury Weighs Notes Found in Cell". The New York Times.
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