Sat, Jul 03, 2010
One Defendant Is A Former Guyana Official
Three years ago, two Muslim extremists were caught plotting to
cause more mayhem than occurred on 9/11/2001 by "blowing up" JFK
Airport in New York. One, Russell Defreitas, is a naturalized U.S.
citizen who worked as a cargo handler at JFK. The other, Abdul
Kadir, was once a member of Parliament in Guyana, where both are
originally from.
The two were caught in 2007 when an informant infiltrated their
plot and made secret recordings which were turned over to U.S.
authorities, and that, says Defreitas' attorney Len Kamdang, says
will exonerate his client. He says the two were framed by the
informant.
Fox News reports that prosecutors will say Defreitas dreamt of
striking one of the country's busiest airports, causing economic as
well as psychological damage. He believed that the target was
particularly attractive because it is named after one of the
nations 'iconic' Presidents. Prosecutors say he sought out a
militant Muslim group in Trinidad as well as Kadir to help him
carry out the plot. According to court papers, Defreitas was
recorded as saying: "To hit John F. Kennedy, wow. ... They love
John F. Kennedy like he's the man. ... If you hit that, this whole
country will be in mourning. It's like you can kill the man
twice."
A third defendant pleaded guilty Tuesday. Abdel Nur, also from
Guyana, said he provided material support for the accused
terrorists. He and a fourth defendant, Kareem Ibrahim, offered
protection and advice during a trip to Trinidad and Tobago in May
of 2007.
All four were taken into custody in Trinidad in 2007, and fought
extradition to the U.S. over a year before a judge ruled they could
get a fair trial in America.
Nur will be sentenced August 5th and faces up to 15 years in
prison. Ibrahim's case was separated when he went on a prison
hunger strike and became ill. No court date has been set for
him.
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