14 Facts About Essam Marzouk

Essam Marzouk was one of 14 people subjected to extraordinary rendition by the CIA prior to the 2001 declaration of a war on terror.

Essam Marzouk was released from prison during Mohamed Morsi's presidency and was later arrested in Malaysia after a failed terrorist plot then got deported back to Egypt.

In 1993, Essam Marzouk acquired two fake Saudi passports and flew to Khartoum, Sudan, on May 23.

Essam Marzouk was once shown a Time magazine article about the World Trade Center bombing in 1993, and asked if he knew any of the people involved, in the presence of his lawyer Phil Rankin.

Essam Marzouk spent nearly a year in detention in Canada before his refugee status was confirmed and he was released.

Essam Marzouk married a Canadian woman named Yasmine, who bore him a child.

Essam Marzouk was tentatively employed as a truck driver, and was living on social assistance with a net worth of approximately C$20,000 and was being physically followed by Canadian intelligence agents.

In 1997, the FBI found Essam Marzouk listed in an address book taken from Wadih El-Hage's Nairobi house.

That year, Essam Marzouk co-founded an import-export business named 4-U Enterprises with his "best friend" in Canada, former Egyptian Amr Hamed who shared his love of sports.

The Iranian official hadn't yet shown up, and they had instead arrested Saqr, as well as Ahmad Salama Mabruk and Essam Marzouk, who was wearing a "shabby business suit".

Essam Marzouk was extradited to Egypt, who initially denied they had him - during which time he alleges he was tortured.

Essam Marzouk was accused of acting as a trainer to two of the embassy bombers.

Essam Marzouk was put before a military tribunal on March 16,1999, as part of the Returnees from Albania trial, with Montasser al-Zayat as his lawyer.

Essam Marzouk was released from prison during Mohamed Morsi's presidency and was later arrested in Malaysia after a failed terrorist plot then got deported back to Egypt.