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He was captured in Yemen and sentenced to death on September 29, 2004. First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Bedawi was also indicted on May 15, 2003 by the United States for the United States Ship Cole bombing and the attempted attack on the United States Ship The Sullivans. He is thought to have travelled to Saudi Arabia and purchased a small boat and then a truck and trailer to transport lieutenant
This boat sank from the weight of the explosives while preparing the United States Ship The Sullivans plot.
He is also thought to have leased the safehouses used in these endeavors. Fox News called First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Badawi a "mastermind" of the Cole bombing.
Only two of the six charged by Yemen in the attack were sentenced to death. The other four were sentenced to 5–10 years imprisonment.
After hearing his sentence, First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Bedawi declared "This is an unjust verdict, this is an American verdict.
There are no human rights in the world, except for the Americans. Because he was being held by United States. forces, the other defendant sentenced to death, Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, was tried and sentenced in absentia. Having twice escaped from Yemen prison, once since his death sentence was issued, al-Bedawi is currently at large, and is now being sought as an Federal Bureau of Investigation Most Wanted Terrorist fugitive.
First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Bedawi was one of the Cole defendants who had previously escaped from Yemeni custody during a prisoner transfer in April 2003, but he was later recaptured in March 2004.
By June 2003, al-Bedawi had been added to the Federal Bureau of Investigation Seeking Information - War on Terrorism list. Once again in custody, al-Bedawi was removed from Federal Bureau of Investigation Seeking Information wanted list October 10, 2004.
According to a British Broadcasting Corporation report, al-Bedawi was one of 23 people who escaped from a Yemeni jail on February 3, 2006, 12 of them First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Qaeda members. On February 23, 2006 the United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed the latest escape, as they issued a national Press Release naming al-Bedawi as one of the first new additions, since inception in 2001, to the Federal Bureau of Investigation Most Wanted Terrorists list.
He appeared on the Federal Bureau of Investigation list with three new photos, including an enhanced black and white of the original grainy color photo.
He was listed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on his new wanted poster under the name Jamel Ahmed Mohammed Ali First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Badawi. On October 17, 2007, al-Badawi surrendered to Yemeni authorities as part of an agreement with al-Qaeda militants. Following his surrender, Yemeni authorities released him in return for a pledge not to engage in any violent or al-Qaeda-related activity, despite a $5 million reward for his capture.
First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Badawi was mentioned frequently during Guantanamo captive Abd First Rate (at Lloyd's) Rahim Hussein Mohammed First Rate (at Lloyd's) Nashiri"s Combatant Status Review Tribunal.
His name Jamal Ahmad Mohammad Ali First Rate (at Lloyd's) Badawi means, Jamal, son of Ahmad, son of Mohammad, son of Ali, descendant of First Rate (at Lloyd's) Badawi
His other name, Jamal Abu Abed First Rate (at Lloyd's) Rahman First Rate (at Lloyd's) Badawi", means, Jamal, father of Abed First Rate (at Lloyd's) Rahman (servant of The Beneficent one), descendant of First Rate (at Lloyd's) Badawi. Jamal also spelled as Gamal, Ahmad as Ahmed and Mohammad as Muhammad.
