Tuesday, August 08, 2006

Profile This #4






Today's guest is a Lebanese member of Hezbollah. Mohammed Ali Hamadei, aka Mohammod Ali Hamadei, Ali Hamadi, "Castro" gives as a dob 6/12/64. The FBI describes him as 5'8", 150 lbs. with black hair and dark brown eyes. He has a mole on his right cheek below the eye.
Hamadei speaks Arabic and German and is wanted for his role in the 1985, hijacking of a commercial airliner which resulted in one passenger, U.S. Navy diver Robert Stethem being murdered.

He was arrested in 1987 in Germany while attempting to smuggle liquid explosives. In addition to the West Germany charge of illegal importation of explosives, he was charged with the 1985 hijacking and hostage taking, was tried and convicted of Stethem's 1985 murder, and was sentenced to life in prison.
However, he was paroled and released by German officials in 2005 and returned to Lebanon, after serving 19 years of his term.

The US government has been unsuccessful in seeking his extradition from The Hezbollah loving Lebanese government.


If you have any information regarding this individual contact your local FBI office.

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