Tal'at Fu'ad Qasim
Tal'at Fu'ad Qasim | |
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Born | c. 1957 Execution by hanging (alleged) |
Other names | Abu Talal al-Qasimi |
Occupation | Leader of al-Jama'a al-Islamiyya |
Known for | Supposed abduction and likely execution |
Tal'at Fu'ad Qasim
Background
Qasim got his start in the Gama'a Islamiyya in the late 1970s, when he was head of the Student Union at
Capture and aftermath
In September 1995, he was kidnapped in
Qasim, who had been tried and convicted in absentia by a military tribunal in 1992, was then apparently executed in secret by the Egyptian government, allegedly after torture. Early November news piece claimed "police continued to interrogate" him.[6] The Egyptian government refused to acknowledge the detention and execution. According to Human Rights Watch, Qasim's was the first case of "extraordinary rendition"; predating by six years the September 11 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington.
In 2017, Qasim was removed from the US sanctions list twenty-two years after his death.[7]
References
- ^ "About Tal'at Fu'ad Qasim - InfoHub". infohub.projecttopics.org. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- JSTOR 3012876.
- ^ See for example Mubarak, pp. 43–44.
- ^ "More on Islamic Jihad Trial Confessions". fas.org. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^ Mayer, Jane, The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals, 2008. p. 33
- ^ Egyptian officers killed; 21 arrested. upi.com Nov. 4, 1995
- ^ Languages العربية 中文 Español 한국어 Tagalog TiếngViệt (2017-02-13). "North Korea Designations; Counter Terrorism Designation Removal". Treasury.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-24.