Farouk
Abdulmutallab, the Nigeria-born underwear bomber who is serving a life
imprisonment in the United States of America for
terrorism, has filed a suit against the US government for allegedly denying his
free speech and religious rights.
Abdulmutallab,30,
was jailed for trying to set off a bomb in his underwear during a flight from
Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day 2009.
He
is being held at the United States Penitentiary-Administrative
Maximum Facility in Florence, Colorado,USA.
The
convict, in the suit filed in a Colorado federal court, claims
authorities of the prison are violating his
constitutional rights by not allowing him to communicate with the outside world
or practice his religion as a Muslim.
He also
alleges that the authorities are repeatedly force feeding him during a hunger
strike using “excessively and unnecessarily painful” methods.
Besides,he
accuses the Justice Department of restricting his communication,
including not allowing him to talk to his nieces and nephews since his solitary
confinement was based on a special administrative measures imposed on national
security grounds.
According
to him, white supremacist inmates are also let loose to harass him
during prayer times.
His
counsel, Gail Johnson, said in a statement that prisoners “retain fundamental
constitutional rights to communicate with others and have family relationships
free from undue interference by the government.”
He
added: “The restrictions imposed on our client are excessive and unnecessary,
and therefore we seek the intervention of the federal court.”
The
Northwest Airlines flight that flew him from Amsterdam to Detroit on the
fateful day had 289 people on board.
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