Sheikh Abdullah Faisal arrested on extradition warrant
Sheikh Abdullah el-Faisal
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August 24, 2017

Sheikh Abdullah Faisal arrested on extradition warrant

KINGSTON, Jamaica— Sheikh Abdullah Faisal was today arrested by members of the Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime Branch on an extradition warrant in Kingston.

Acco0rding to a release from the Ministry of National Security, Faisal was taken to his home in St Catherine where a search warrant was executed.

He will be taken to court for a hearing at a later date.

The ministry said that further information will be made available as soon as additional details are available.

The controversial Muslim Cleric was deported to Jamaica in January 2010 from Kenya.

He denied a report in 2012 that he has been preaching hate against non-Muslims via the Internet.

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