(National Desk) Convicted terrorist Abu Hamza, 66, will spend the rest of his life in jail after a judge this month denied his plea for compassionate release.
Hamza, also known as Mustafa Mustafa, had preached violence against non-Muslims and supported terrorist groups. UK authorities arrested him in 2004 before extraditing him to the United States in 2012 to stand trial on terrorism charges.
The United States in 2014 convicted him of 11 terrorism crimes including providing goods and services to the Taliban and creating a terrorist training camp. He received life in prison for those offenses.
Hamza has several health conditions including diabetes, hypertension and “skin conditions.” He is also a double arm amputee and blind in one eye.
