Faisal Shahzad: Unterschied zwischen den Versionen

'''Faisal Shahzad''' (*30.06.1979in Pakistan) bekannte sich am 21.06.2010 vor der Richterin Miriam Cedarbaum der versuchten Zündung einer selbstgebauten Autobombe am 1.05.2010 am New Yorker Times Square für schuldig. Nach der Fehlzündung begann das Auto zu qualmen; ein Straßenverkäufer meldete das qualmende Auto; eine Großfahndung führte nach zwei Tagen zum Ziel, als Shahzad an Bord eines starbereiten Flugzeugs nach Dubai festgenommen wurde.  

Am 25.02.2006 schickte Shahzad eine lange E-Mail an Freunde, in der es um das Verbot (des Koran) ging, Unschuldige zu töten. Er bezweifelte aber die Position des "friedlichen Protests" und fragte: "Can you tell me a way to save the oppressed? And a way to fight back when rockets are fired at us and Muslim blood flows? Everyone knows how the Muslim country bows down to pressure from west. Everyone knows the kind of humiliation we are faced with around the globe" (New York Times ).

1999 wurde er auf eine "travel lookout list", das sog. "Traveler Enforcement Compliance System", gesetzt.  

 

 

 

That year he began to become more religious.[3] He began to pray five times a day, at mosques in Stamford, Norwalk, and Bridgeport.[3]

In 2008, while in Pakistan, he asked his father for permission to fight in Afghanistan, but his father denied his request.[3] In April 2009 he e-mailed friends his criticism of the views of a moderate Pakistani politician, writing that the politician had "bought into the Western jargon" of calling the mujahedeen "extremist," and urging his friends to find "a proper Sheikh to understand the Quran."[3] Asked which sheikhs he followed, he said: "My sheikhs are in the field."[3] He also wrote: "Allah commands about fighting for Islam."[3]

 

Lapses in security allowed Shahzad to board the plane. He had been placed on the no-fly list on Monday, May 3 at 12:30 p.m. when investigators became more certain he was a suspect.[51] Investigators then lost track of Shahzad before he drove to the airport on the evening of May 3, and did not know he was planning to leave the country.[51] The Emirates airline did not check the no-fly list for added names at 6:30 p.m. when Shahzad made a reservation, or at 7:35 p.m. when he purchased the ticket at JFK airport with cash.[51] Shahzad was later allowed to board the plane. However, a routine post boarding check at 11:00 p.m. revealed that Shahzad was on the no-fly list.[51] Within minutes, agents boarded the plane which was still at the gate and arrested him.[51]

Shortly after the arrest, Attorney General Holder said "Based on what we know so far, it is clear that this was a terrorist plot aimed at murdering Americans in one of the busiest places in our country".[15] Holder later said that Shahzad had admitted involvement in the incident, and that Shahzad was providing useful information.[52][53]

The complaint filed in federal court on May 4, 2010[55] charges Shahzad with five counts of terrorism-related crimes: 1) Attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction, 2) Attempting to kill and maim people in the U.S., 3) Using and carrying a destructive device, 4) Transporting an explosive device, and, 5) Attempting to damage building, vehicles, and other property.[7][8] If he is convicted on[vague] these charges, he faces up to life in prison.[7]

On May 9, Attorney General Eric Holder announced pending Obama Administration Miranda-warning legislation in the context of the Shahzad case.[56] On June 21, Shahzad pleaded guilty to all the charges against him.[57]

As of June 2010, Shahzad, Federal Bureau of Prisons #63510-054, is being held at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York City.[58]