Adel Abdel Bary
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Adel Mohammed Abd Almagid Abdel Bary (عادل محمد عبدالمجيد عبدالباري) (born c. 1960) is an Egyptian militant who, together with fellow Egyptian Ibrahim Hussein Abdel Hadi Eidarous
until the latter's death, have been in the custody of the United Kingdom
since 1999, fighting extradition to the United States
, where they are wanted in connection with the 1998 United States embassy bombings
in East Africa
. The Saudi
Khalid al-Fawwaz
was arrested earlier and is in a similar situation.
On a return trip from the United States to Egypt via the UK in 1991, Abdel Bary applied for political asylum. It was granted in 1993. While at large in London he worked for al-Qaeda
's Advice and Reform Committee
under al-Fawwaz and alongside Eidarous. In October, Bary contacted Mahmoud Jaballah to mention he was shipping him several books and periodicals, including al-Mujahideen and al-Faqr for distribution in Canada, and copies of the Shifaa and some audiocassettes he asked him to forward on to Thirwat Shehata
.
He was sentenced to death in absentia
in Egypt in 1995 for his part in the 1995 plot to blow up the Khan el-Khalili market
, along with Ahmad Ibrahim al-Sayyid al-Naggar
and Ahmad Salama Mabruk
.
In 1998, Bary asked al-Naggar to claim asylum in the United Kingdom
, so he could help convince Hani Sibai to support the Algerian GIA in media communiques.
He was arrested in September 1998 in the United Kingdom, as part of Operation Challenge, which arrested seven men living in Britain through use of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 1989, accusing them of links to al-Jihad.
According to the American indictment, Abdel Bary communicated by satellite phone with Ayman al-Zawahiri
, al-Zawahiri invited Abdel Bary into the British component of Egyptian Islamic Jihad, and Abdel Bary accepted, promising to obey the EIJ leadership. Abdel Bary and Eidarous are also accused of issuing statements to several press organs shortly after the embassy bombings, in which they claim to represent the perpetrators.
He received an additional life sentence in absentia
in the 1999 case of the Returnees from Albania
, q.v., in which he was convicted of being a media agent of EIJ and the head of EIJ's London component.
Ibrahim Hussein Abdel Hadi Eidarous
Ibrahim Hussein Abdel Hadi Eidarous was an Egyptian militant who was alleged to have led the London-based chapter of al-Jihad. He was held in the custody of the United Kingdom from 1999, fighting extradition to the United States, where he was wanted in connection with the 1998 United States...
until the latter's death, have been in the custody of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
since 1999, fighting extradition to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, where they are wanted in connection with the 1998 United States embassy bombings
1998 United States embassy bombings
The 1998 United States embassy bombings were a series of attacks that occurred on August 7, 1998, in which hundreds of people were killed in simultaneous truck bomb explosions at the United States embassies in the East African capitals of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya. The date of the...
in East Africa
East Africa
East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easterly region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. In the UN scheme of geographic regions, 19 territories constitute Eastern Africa:...
. The Saudi
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
Khalid al-Fawwaz
Khalid al-Fawwaz
Khalid Abdulrahman al-Fawwaz kunya: Abu Omar al-Sebai is a Saudi who has been under indictment in the United States since 1998, accused of helping to prepare the1998 United States embassy bombings...
was arrested earlier and is in a similar situation.
On a return trip from the United States to Egypt via the UK in 1991, Abdel Bary applied for political asylum. It was granted in 1993. While at large in London he worked for al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda is a global broad-based militant Islamist terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden sometime between August 1988 and late 1989. It operates as a network comprising both a multinational, stateless army and a radical Sunni Muslim movement calling for global Jihad...
's Advice and Reform Committee
Advice and Reform Committee
The Advice and Reform Committee or Advice and Reformation Committee was the London office of what is now called al-Qaeda from 1994 until the arrest of Khalid al-Fawwaz in 1998...
under al-Fawwaz and alongside Eidarous. In October, Bary contacted Mahmoud Jaballah to mention he was shipping him several books and periodicals, including al-Mujahideen and al-Faqr for distribution in Canada, and copies of the Shifaa and some audiocassettes he asked him to forward on to Thirwat Shehata
Thirwat Shehata
Born June 29 1960, Thirwat Salah Shehata was a core member of Egyptian Islamic Jihad.Married to the sister of Mahmoud Jaballah, Shehata served as Jaballah's lawyer in Egypt....
.
He was sentenced to death 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...
in Egypt in 1995 for his part in the 1995 plot to blow up the Khan el-Khalili market
Khan el-Khalili
thumb|200px|An old chandeliers shop at Khan el-KhaliliKhan el-Khalili is a major souk in the Islamic district of Cairo. The bazaar district is one of Cairo's main attractions for tourists and Egyptians alike.-History:...
, along with Ahmad Ibrahim al-Sayyid al-Naggar
Ahmad Ibrahim al-Sayyid al-Naggar
Ahmad Ibrahim al-Sayyid al-Naggar was a member of Egyptian Islamic Jihad. The Jewish lobby group ADL dubbed him the "propaganda chief" of the militant organisation...
and Ahmad Salama Mabruk
Ahmad Salama Mabruk
Ahmad Salam Mabruk was the alleged leader of Egyptian Islamic Jihad's Azeri cell. He was one of 14 people subjected to extraordinary rendition by the CIA prior to the 2001 declaration of a War on Terror.-Life:...
.
In 1998, Bary asked al-Naggar to claim asylum in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, so he could help convince Hani Sibai to support the Algerian GIA in media communiques.
He was arrested in September 1998 in the United Kingdom, as part of Operation Challenge, which arrested seven men living in Britain through use of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 1989, accusing them of links to al-Jihad.
According to the American indictment, Abdel Bary communicated by satellite phone with Ayman al-Zawahiri
Ayman al-Zawahiri
Ayman Mohammed Rabie al-Zawahiri is an Egyptian physician, Islamic theologian and current leader of al-Qaeda. He was previously the second and last "emir" of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad, having succeeded Abbud al-Zumar in the latter role when Egyptian authorities sentenced al-Zumar to life...
, al-Zawahiri invited Abdel Bary into the British component of Egyptian Islamic Jihad, and Abdel Bary accepted, promising to obey the EIJ leadership. Abdel Bary and Eidarous are also accused of issuing statements to several press organs shortly after the embassy bombings, in which they claim to represent the perpetrators.
He received an additional life sentence 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...
in the 1999 case of the Returnees from Albania
Returnees from Albania
The case of the Returnees from Albania was a massive criminal trial in an Egyptian military court from February to April 1999. The trial is one of the principal sources of information about Sunni terrorist groups in the 1990s, especially al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya and its offshoot Egyptian Islamic...
, q.v., in which he was convicted of being a media agent of EIJ and the head of EIJ's London component.