Abdelrahman Fakhri Abou el-Ila
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Abdelrahman Fakhri Abou el-Ila is an Egyptian-Canadian university student arrested in 2002 and accused of partaking in a plot to assassinate Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak
the previous year.
Charged in absentia
, el-Ila was later tracked to Azerbaijan
and arrested. By September 2002, the majority of those arrested had been found guilty and jailed.
Hosni Mubarak
Muhammad Hosni Sayyid Mubarak is a former Egyptian politician and military commander. He served as the fourth President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011....
the previous year.
Charged in absentia
In absentia
In absentia is Latin for "in the absence". In legal use, it usually means a trial at which the defendant is not physically present. The phrase is not ordinarily a mere observation, but suggests recognition of violation to a defendant's right to be present in court proceedings in a criminal trial.In...
, el-Ila was later tracked to Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
and arrested. By September 2002, the majority of those arrested had been found guilty and jailed.