Souhaila Andrawes

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Souhaila Sami Andrawes Sayeh, born 1953, is a Palestinian former member of the PFLP. In 1977 she participated in the hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181, in what was later named the Landshut Hijacking. Andrawes was the only one of the four hijackers to survive the GSG 9 storming of the plane in Mogadishu.[1]

Andrawes was sentenced to prison in Somalia and was released after one year. In 1991, she moved to Oslo with her husband and a daughter until she was tracked down by Norwegian police in 1994 and handed over to Germany in 1995.[2][3] The arrest was followed by a strong debate over how to deal with foreign criminals. She was sentenced to 12 years for her various crimes and was released after 6 years[4] due to ill health[5]. She was the first woman to be sentenced twice for such a crime. Andrawes has since resided in Oslo.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Norwaves Volume 4, nr 45, 1996
  2. ^ WORLD NEWS BRIEFS;Norway Gives Germany A Palestinian Hijacker New York Times, November 26, 1995
  3. ^ Norwegian press release on Andrawes' extradition, October 10, 1995
  4. ^ AIR WATCH – September to November 1999 November 12 1999 entry
  5. ^ Souhaila Andrawes to be released tomorrow Dagbladet, November 29, 1999 (in Norwegian)
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