Jason Walters

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subject_name = Jason Walters
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date_of_birth = birth date and age|1985|3|6
place_of_birth = Amersfoort, Netherlands
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charge = Terrorism, Weapon Charges
penalty = 15 years imprisonment
status = In prison
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Jason Walters or Jamal is a Dutch Islamic extremist. Born in 1985, he is the son of an African American soldier based in the Netherlands and a Dutch woman. [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35950-2004Dec4.html Richburg, Keith B., "From Quiet Teen to Terrorist Suspect"] , Washington Post, December 5th, 2004 ] The General Intelligence and Security Office (AIVD) suspects he is a senior member of the Hofstad Network, a terror cell based in the Netherlands. In 2006, Walters was convicted by a Dutch court. His younger brother Jermaine Walters is also linked with the terror cell.

Jason converted to Islam at 16 (some sources say 13 [ [http://www.geenstijl.nl/mt/archieven/002901.html Afscheidsbrief van Jason Walters] , Geenstijl, November 11th, 2004] ) and later adopted the name Abu Mujahied Amrik. [ [http://www.geenstijl.nl/mt/archieven/002901.html Afscheidsbrief van Jason Walters] , Geenstijl, November 11th, 2004] His talk about jihad against the non-believers caused his mosque to ban him and his brother and notify the authorities. His mother, recently divorced, and with two younger daughters at home, felt increasingly unsafe finally fleeing to a woman's shelter. [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35950-2004Dec4.html Richburg, Keith B., "From Quiet Teen to Terrorist Suspect"] , Washington Post, December 5th, 2004 ]

Jason has made at least one visit to Pakistan and possibly to Afghanistan where it is alleged he has received training at a terrorist training camp. Jason was arrested along with Ismail Akhnikh on 10 November 2004 after a massive 14 hour siege in The Hague. Near the end of this siege, hand grenades were thrown at police. This was one of a series of raids on suspected Muslim terrorist cells following the 2 November 2004 assassination of filmmaker Theo van Gogh by fellow Hofstad Network member Mohammed Bouyeri.

According to police, Walters had his own plans to assassinate Dutch political figures he deemed anti-Muslim, and his hit list included two members of parliament, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a native of Somalia, and Geert Wilders. Both, like van Gogh, had been outspoken critics of Islam in the Netherlands, particularly its treatment of women. [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35950-2004Dec4.html Richburg, Keith B., "From Quiet Teen to Terrorist Suspect"] , Washington Post, December 5th, 2004 ] In 2003, Walters wrote a farewell letter to his mother. [ [http://www.sociosite.org/jihad_nl_en.php#jason_w Chronicle of a Political Murder Foretold] by Dr. Albert Benschop, University of Amsterdam] [ [http://www.sociosite.org/jason_w_afscheidsbrief.php In naam van allah de barmhartig de genadevolle] , Jason Walters farewell letter to his mother (Dutch)]

Conviction on terrorism charges

On Friday, March 10, 2006, Walters was convicted with eight others in the Netherlands on charges of terrorism. He was sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment. [ [http://www.rechtspraak.nl/Gerechten/Rechtbanken/s-Gravenhage/Actualiteiten/Rechtbank+heeft+uitspraak+gedaan+in+zaken+verdachten+Hofstadgroep.htm Rechtbank heeft uitspraak gedaan in zaken verdachten Hofstadgroep] ]

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