The lawyer for the man accused of killing an Army private and wounding another outside a Little Rock recruiting center says his client was radicalized during a 2007 trip to Yemen.
In an interview with CNN, attorney Jim Hensley said Abdulhakim Muhammad returned a changed and possibly mentally disturbed man:
Hensley claims his client was mistreated while in custody, including beatings on the back of his legs.
A Yemeni embassy official disputed Hensley's theory, saying "radicalization can take a number of years, not a couple of weeks." Read more ...
In an interview with CNN, attorney Jim Hensley said Abdulhakim Muhammad returned a changed and possibly mentally disturbed man:
"My client is a young man, I think, brainwashed. What else could be explained for a young man who's a true American, plays football, helps his grandmother and mows the lawns of his neighbors? Comes back and then finds himself in this situation? That is not a normal situation in my book."Hensley's interview confirmed a report Tuesday by the Investigative Project on Terrorism that Muhammad married a Yemeni woman and was jailed for visa violations.
Hensley claims his client was mistreated while in custody, including beatings on the back of his legs.
A Yemeni embassy official disputed Hensley's theory, saying "radicalization can take a number of years, not a couple of weeks." Read more ...
Source: IPT Blog
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