Terror Suspect Who Threatened Military Members Says Jail's Treated Him 'Unfairly'

Brittany M. Hughes | May 20, 2016
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19-year-old Jalil Ibn Ameer Aziz, a U.S. citizen living in Harrisburg, Penn., who was arrested and charged last December with providing assistance to ISIS, is now claiming he should be let out of jail because authorities are treating him "unfairly."

The Department of Justice recently tacked on a few new indictments to the already-existing charge against Aziz. issuing a press release Wednesday showing just how far the Pennsylvania teen was willing to go to assist ISIS, including handing over the names, locations and other detailing information of a large number of U.S. military personnel to the terrorist organization.

According to the indictment, from July 2014 to Dec. 17, 2015, Aziz knowingly conspired to provide, provided and attempted to provide material support, including personnel and services, to ISIL.  The superseding indictment alleges that during the same time period, Aziz solicited, commanded, induced and endeavored to persuade others to kill and attempt to kill officers and employees of the United States.  The superseding indictment further alleges that he knowingly tweeted the names, addresses, photographs and military branches of approximately 100 U.S. servicemembers to followers and viewers of his Twitter account.  The communication also contained threats to injure the servicemembers, stating “kill them in their own lands, behead them in their own homes, stab them to death as they walk their street thinking that they are safe.”

According to the DOJ, “Aziz used at least 57 different Twitter accounts to advocate violence against the United States and its citizens, to disseminate ISIL propaganda and to espouse pro-ISIL views. On at least three occasions, Aziz allegedly used his Twitter accounts and other electronic communication services to assist persons seeking to travel to and fight for ISIL.”

Aziz also “passed location information, including maps and a telephone number, between these ISIL supporters,” and “[a] search of a backpack located in Aziz’s closet identified five loaded M4-style high-capacity magazines, a modified kitchen knife, a thumb drive, medication and a ski mask,” the DOJ stated. Multiple reports indicate Aziz may have been helping plan an attack within the United States.

The department also added that Aziz had also been in direct communication via social media with several members of ISIS.

The Daily Mail reports Aziz “had more than 50 pro-ISIS Twitter accounts and threatened to behead US President Barack Obama inside the White House.”

On January 29, using his @Colonel_Shami alias he allegedly tweeted: '#IS Know O Obama, that we are coming to America and know that we will sever your head in the White House.' 

Several of the accounts, linked to an IP address based at Aziz's home, threatened acts of violence against the United States. 

On March 21, 2015 he boasted using the alias @Baqiyaah201S: 'Pennsylvania have very light gun laws its very easy to arm yourself.’

While we’re pretty sure Aziz’s plan to kill President Obama wouldn’t have worked out so well, there’s a large amount of evidence suggesting this guy was a direct threat to everyday Americans.

If that wasn't bad enough, ABC27 added that since being in prison, “[i]nvestigators said Aziz tried to radicalize his prison mate, but they were unable to prove or disprove the claim.”

But despite promising to kill the president, communicating directly with ISIS terrorists, threatening to slaughter a bunch of U.S. military members and tweeting out their information to God only knows who, then trying to convince his cell buddy to do the same, Aziz’s public defender apparently wants to see his client released on bond and placed under house arrest.

Why? Because apparently, he’s being treated “unfairly.”

According to WTAE:

The public defender wants Aziz released from jail, saying he's been treated unfairly there.

One local report explains Aziz feels he's been given the short end of the justice stick because "he has been denied visitation and phone calls with his parents."

His attorney, Thomas Thornton, said Aziz was held in protective custody during his first seven weeks at the prison and was not allowed to make phone calls or have religious books and materials.

His parents eventually were allowed half-hour visits once a week, but in February all visits were stopped and other privileges were taken away.

I don't know whether to laugh or cry about this. But for now, you'll have to forgive me while I sit here, not really caring about Aziz's feelings. 

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