‘American Taliban’ fighter John Walker Lindh released from federal prison

2019-05-23
Source: WashingtonGuardian
by: Diana Stancy Correll

John Walker Lindh, known as the “American Taliban” fighter, was released from prison Thursday.

Lindh, who headed to Afghanistan to join the Taliban in 2001, was set free from prison in Terre Haute, Ind., two-and-a-half years before the end of his 20-year sentence. Lindh’s attorney Bill Cummings said he will live in Virginia.

According to Judge T.S. Ellis, Lindh’s internet communications will be monitored and he will not be permitted to communicate with any extremists or to view extremist materials as part of his supervised release. He also is barred from departing the U.S. without permission.

But lawmakers have voiced concern about Lindh’s early release. In a letter to the head of the Federal Bureau of Prison, Sens. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., and Maggie Hasson, D-N.H., cited a Foreign Policy article published in 2017 that suggests he “intends to spread terrorist ideology upon his release from prison.”

Source: Washington Examiner

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