Nigerian, “underwear bomber“, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab who is serving a life sentence for his failed attempt to blow up Amsterdam to Detroit flight with 289 people on board on Christmas Day in 2009 on behalf of al Queda is reportedly suing the US government over the way he has been treated in prison.
Within the court filing, Abdulmutallab complains of being held in long-term solitary confinement under Special Administrative Measures (SAMs).
“The SAMs imposed on Mr. Abdulmutallab prohibit him from having any communication whatsoever with more than 7.5 billion people, the vast majority of people on the planet,” states the complaint.
The suit claims he has not been allowed to communicate with some of his own family members, including a sister and 13 nieces and nephews.
The complaint, also alleges that the SAMs “severely restrict his ability to practice religion” as Abdulmutallab is unable to “participate in group prayer” alongside fellow Muslims within the facility.
In addition, the court filing claims “corrections officers have allowed … religious harassment by white supremacist inmates against Muslim inmates.” It says Abdulmutallab has gone on a hunger strike “to protest the fact that prison officials allow the white supremacist inmates in H-Unit to continually harass Muslim inmates” during Islamic prayer times.
In 2012, Abdulmutallab was moved from a Michigan prison to the Supermax facility in Florence, Colorado, 90 miles south of Denver, which houses some of the country’s most notorious criminals
