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| Boxcutter and hair dye boyz are back home... |
| 2003-01-25 |
| An Indian man detained in the United States for 16 months after the 11 September attacks, has returned home. But Mohammed Azmath was arrested again by Indian police after his arrival in his home town of Hyderabad in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. He stands accused of giving false information on his passport application. He was later granted bail. This goober just can't win. Shoulda headed for Pakland... Mr Azmath and his co-suspect, Gul Mohammed Shah - also known as Ayub Ali Khan - were detained in Texas a day after the attacks in New York and Washington. US police said the two men were carrying knives and a large amount of cash. They had been on a flight that was grounded following the 11 September 11. Mr Azmath and Mr Shah, known as the "boxcutter detainees" because of the knives, were taken by the US intelligence agency, FBI for prolonged questioning. 16 months is pretty prolonged, I'll admit... Later they were cleared of any involvement in the 11 September attacks. During the questioning it was found that Mr Azmath had filed false information while applying for his passport in India. Mr Shah, the other detainee, returned home earlier this month. During the U.S. investigation, he was convicted of credit card fraud. On his return to India, Mr Shah said that he was kept in solitary confinement. He accused the US authorities of subjecting him to psychological torture during his detention. He was probably kept in solitary as much for his own protection as to make him feel bad. Even the jailbirds were ready to thump people like him in September 2001. Lucky for him, he turned out to be just another crook, so he could be safely tossed. Don't come back, Ali Khan. Don't come back, Mohammed Azmath. Go ruin somebody else's country. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |