A convicted terror accomplice may have been a government informant against Hashmi

Evidence

The acquaintance who delivered the rain gear to al-Qaeda, Babar, was released on bail in 2008, and in 2010 his sentence was commuted to “time served.” The judge noted that he “began cooperating even before his arrest.” This has led to speculation that Babar had become an agent provocateur for the government before he visited Hashmi’s apartment and that he may even have been sent to “get” Hashmi because of his politics and criticism of US policy. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 585

Categorization

Category: Causal Relationships

• QUESTION: When was Babar first recruited by the government, and was Hashmi targeted for political dissent? This chain would sharpen the entrapment claim.