Hate preacher Abu Hamza, 59, pictured inside tough US jail — and cuts a pathetic figure without his hooks after two years in solitary confinement
Cleric has spent the last two years in solitary confinement and has lost a lot of weight, as well as his infamous hooks
HATE preacher Abu Hamza cuts a pathetic figure without his hooks in a photo after two years in solitary.
The evil firebrand, 59, looks to have aged 20 years and lost much of his bulk in the first image of him to be seen since 2012.
Now white-haired, Hamza seems to be smiling in the picture taken at ADX Florence “supermax” prison in Colorado, US.
It accompanies a self-penned appeal by the whole-lifer against his 11 terror convictions in 2015.
In the rambling 128 pages, he moans about a skin condition on his stumps and the state of his cell — and begs to return to the UK.
Legal sources say he had no need to lodge an appeal because his lawyers had already done so.
They included the black and white image to try to win the American appeal hearing judges’ sympathy.
His case is being paid for out of US public funds.
It follows an eight-year fight by Hamza, who was based in Finsbury Park Mosque, North London, during his hate preaching days, against his extradition which cost British taxpayers almost £1million.
His lawyer Sam Schmidt said: “He has his own opinions and wanted to ensure everything that should be in the appeal was.”
ADX Florence did not respond to a request for a comment.