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[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 118 Engrossed in House (EH)]

H. Res. 118

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                        March 30, 1993.
Whereas on November 23, 1985, terrorists hijacked Egypt Air flight 648 and 
        diverted it to Malta;
Whereas during the hijacking, 60 people were killed, including citizens of 12 
        countries;
Whereas one of those killed by the terrorists was Scarlett Rogenkamp of 
        Oceanside, California, who was one of 5 passengers, including 3 United 
        States citizens, who were shot in the head;
Whereas after investigations, Mohammed Ali Rezaq, a suspected member of the Abu 
        Nidal Organization, was tried and convicted in Malta on a variety of 
        charges related to the hijacking, including the willful homicide of 
        Scarlett Rogenkamp and others, and he was sentenced to a prison term of 
        25 years;
Whereas the Government of Malta assured the United States Government in 
        September 1992 that Rezaq would remain in prison until 1996;
Whereas the United States Government immediately began exploring grounds for 
        further prosecution of Rezeq upon his release in 1996;
Whereas the United States Government learned in February 1993 that the 
        Government of Malta had, without notice to the United States and other 
        interested parties, reduced Rezaq's sentence and planned to release him 
        that month;
Whereas the United States Government and the governments of other countries 
        whose citizens were killed in the hijacking of Egypt Air flight 648 
        repeatedly urged the Government of Malta to retain Rezaq in custody or 
        make arrangements for him to be tried elsewhere;
Whereas on February 12, 1993, because of concern that Rezaq could be released, 
        the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued an 
        arrest warrant for Rezaq, and this warrant was provided to the 
        Government of Malta in the hope that the Government of Malta would 
        continue to detain him;
Whereas the Government of Malta brushed aside the requests that had been made by 
        the governments of the United States and other countries and allowed 
        Rezaq to fly to another country on short notice; and
Whereas these actions by the Government of Malta undermine the efforts to deter 
        international terrorists by letting them go free without serving 
        sentences commensurate with their crimes: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) strongly condemns the release by the Government of Malta of 
        convicted terrorist Mohammed Ali Rezaq;
            (2) believes such action seriously undermines the efforts to foster 
        good relations between Malta and the United States and undermines the 
        international and United States efforts to discourage and deter 
        international terrorism;
            (3) urges all governments to cooperate in transferring Rezaq either 
        to the United States or to another concerned country in order that he 
        may face additional criminal charges for his involvement in the Egypt 
        Air hijacking and the murder of innocent civilians;
            (4) urges all governments to abide by the rule of law and not 
        provide safe haven to terrorists in order that terrorism will be met 
        with the full force of justice and that terrorists will not escape being 
        held accountable; and
            (5) urges the President to review the United States relationship 
        with Malta, including foreign assistance and economic relations.
    Sec. 2. The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall transmit a copy of 
this resolution to the Secretary of State with a request that the Secretary 
transmit a copy of this resolution to the Government of Malta.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.
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