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Abdallah Higazy |
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From 9/11 Encyclopedia:
In March 2002 Abdallah Higazy was arrested as the so called "Radio Bomber" November 26, 2002 -"...The FBI agents who obtained a false confession from an Egyptian student initially suspected as a 9/11 terrorist have been cleared of any wrongdoing. Abdallah Higazy, 31, had claimed he had confessed because the polygrapher threatened his relatives in Egypt..." http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/62976.htm
His lawyer, Robert Dunn, said he wanted to know how investigators came to believe that the handheld radio was found in a safe in Higazy's room at the Millennium Hilton Hotel when it actually belonged to someone staying one floor below his client.
On February 28th, 2002 the NY Post reported, that the hotel security guard admitted he lied about finding an aviation radio in a guest's room - a false accusation that left Higazy sitting in jail for a month.
Ronald Ferry, a 48-year-old ex-cop, pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI in a case that grabbed national headlines before investigators discovered the truth and freed Abdallah Higazy. On December 13th, 2002 the NY Post reported, that Higazy filed a $20 million lawsuit for being falsely charged.
Higazy claimed his constitutional rights were violated by FBI agent Michael Templeton when he was interrogated and coerced into falsely confessing, that he was falsely arrested and imprisoned, and was maliciously prosecuted. He claims the hotel was negligent in supervising the security guards, who gave false information that led to his arrest. The arrest came after hotel security guard Robert Ferry told the FBI he found an aviation radio in Hizagy's room. http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/51597.htm
Higazy is suing FBI agent Michael Templeton, who administered a disputed lie detector test that was central to the aborted prosecution.
The other defendants are Ronald Ferry, the former hotel security guard who framed Higazy by claiming to find a pilot's radio in the safe in his room; the Millennium hotel, across the street from the World Trade Center, where Higazy stayed on the 51st floor; the hotel's chief of security, Stuart Yule; and the Hilton Hotels Corporation, which manages the Millennium.
Ben Sliney - 9/11 Encyclopedia