The IPT has obtained a copy of a plea agreement unsealed Wednesday in which a Minnesota man admits he lied to federal investigators about the extent of his involvement in the Al Qaeda-linked Somali terrorist organization al-Shabaab.
The plea comes in the midst of a federal investigation into the disappearance of up to 20 Minnesota Somali men. Federal investigators now say the men traveled abroad after being convinced to join al-Shabaab.
In the plea agreement, defendant Kamal Said Hassan admits he lied to FBI agents when he claimed "he left al-Shabaab and traveled to Yemen without taking any further acts on behalf of al-Shabaab" after finishing training at an al-Shabaab camp. In reality, Hassan "continued to work with members of al-Shabaab and follow the orders of al-Shabab in Somalia."
During his plea hearing Wednesday, Hassan told Judge James Rosenbaum that that he went on to participate in combat with al-Shabaab. Hassan also told the court that he did not provide the identities of some of his contacts in both Minnesota and Somalia to the federal agents.
As a result of the deal, the government agreed not to bring further charges against Hassan for his participation in criminal activity that he previously disclosed to government officials. Read more ...
The plea comes in the midst of a federal investigation into the disappearance of up to 20 Minnesota Somali men. Federal investigators now say the men traveled abroad after being convinced to join al-Shabaab.
In the plea agreement, defendant Kamal Said Hassan admits he lied to FBI agents when he claimed "he left al-Shabaab and traveled to Yemen without taking any further acts on behalf of al-Shabaab" after finishing training at an al-Shabaab camp. In reality, Hassan "continued to work with members of al-Shabaab and follow the orders of al-Shabab in Somalia."
During his plea hearing Wednesday, Hassan told Judge James Rosenbaum that that he went on to participate in combat with al-Shabaab. Hassan also told the court that he did not provide the identities of some of his contacts in both Minnesota and Somalia to the federal agents.
As a result of the deal, the government agreed not to bring further charges against Hassan for his participation in criminal activity that he previously disclosed to government officials. Read more ...
Source: IPT News
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