Palestinian professor Abdul-Halim al-Ashqar has described his kidnapping by the FBI and the attempt to hand him over to Israel as an American act of piracy and a violation of the federal law.
In press remarks to the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) following his conditional release from a US jail on Saturday Ashqar said “he does not feel secure from American deceit even after his conditional release.”
The professor pointed out that the US authorities accused him of obstruction of justice and criminal contempt of court for his refusal to testify against Islamic activists and institutions in the US.
He expressed his belief that the attempt by the US authorities to hand him over to Israel was aimed at politically supporting premier Benjamin Netanyahu especially during the election period.
He said that after his recent release a GBS tracking device was attached to one of his legs adding that there are efforts made by his family to obtain a visa for him from any country before deporting him to it.
