Legal Opinion
United States v. Rezaq, Omar Mohammed
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 6, 1998No. 96-3127PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WALD.
WALD, Circuit Judge:
Omar Mohammed Ah Rezaq appeals his conviction on one count of aircraft piracy under 49 U.S.C. app. § 1472(n) (1994). In 1985, Rezaq hijacked an Air Egypt flight shortly after takeoff from Athens, and ordered it to fly to Malta. On arrival, Rezaq shot a number of passengers, killing two of them, before he was apprehended. Rezaq pleaded guilty to murder charges in Malta, served seven years in prison, and was released in February 1993. Shortly after-wards, he was taken into custody in Nigeria by United States authorities and…
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