Souhaila Andrawes Explained

Souhaila Sami Andrawes Sayeh (ar|سهيلة أندراوس born 28 March 1953 in Beirut[1]) is a former militant[2] and Lebanese member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).

Lufthansa Flight 181 hijacking

In 1977, she participated in the hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181 and the murder of pilot Jürgen Schumann. Andrawes was the only one of the four hijackers to survive the GSG 9 storming of the plane in Mogadishu.[3] During the rescue operation, she was shot in the legs and lungs.

Andrawes was sentenced to twenty years imprisonment in Somalia, but was released a year later due to health-related issues, after which she moved to Beirut.[4] In 1991, she moved to Oslo with her husband, Palestinian academic and human rights activist Ahmad Abu Matar, and her daughter until she was tracked down by Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) in 1994 and handed over to Germany in 1995.[5] [6] The arrest was followed by a strong debate on how to deal with foreign terrorists. She was sentenced to 12 years on terrorism charges and was released after three years[7] due to poor health.[8] She was the first woman to be sentenced twice for such a crime. Andrawes has since resided in Oslo, Norway with her husband and their daughter.[9]

Notes and References

  1. News: Woman Tied to 1977 Hijacking Fights Extradition to Germany. 9 January 1995. The New York Times. 12 March 2010.
  2. Web site: HANSEATISCHES OBERLANDESGERICHT URTEIL IM NAMEN DEs VOLKES In der Strafsache gegen Souhaila Sami A N DRAWES SAYEH geboren am 28. März 1953 in Hadath/Libanon . https://web.archive.org/web/20160328060558/http://www.unodc.org:80/tldb/pdf/Andrawes%20Sayeh%20-%20Hanseatisches%20Oberlandsgericht%201996.pdf . 2016-03-28 . www.unodc.org.
  3. Web site: Norwaves Volume 4, Number 45, 1996 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050215114307/http://www.norwaves.com/norwaves/Volume4_1996/v4nw45.html . 2005-02-15 . www.norwaves.com.
  4. Book: Taillon, J. Paul de B.. Hijacking and Hostages: Government Responses to Terrorism. Praeger Publishers. 2002. 144.
  5. Web site: 1995-11-26 . WORLD NEWS BRIEFS;Norway Gives Germany A Palestinian Hijacker . The New York Times.
  6. Web site: politidepartementet . Justis-og . 1995-10-10 . Souhaila Andrawes to be extradited to Germany . 2024-10-01 . 012005-070014 . en-GB.
  7. Web site: Aviation Security International 12 NOVEMBER 1999: OSLO . https://web.archive.org/web/20070202092631/http://www.asi-mag.com/air_watch/sep-nov1999.htm . 2007-02-02 . www.asi-mag.com.
  8. Web site: 1999-11-29 . Souhaila Andrawes løslates i morgen . 2024-10-01 . dagbladet.no . no.
  9. Web site: Eine Angeklagte leidet - doch ihre Opfer nicht minder - WELT . 2024-10-01 . DIE WELT . de.

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