The Confession Tapes season two was released on Netflix on Friday, June 21 with four new episodes for subscribers to watch online. In one of the four episodes, The Confession Tapes brought the case of Hamid Hayat to focus, interviewing prosecutors, friends and family and several other people close to the case. Here’s an update on Hamid Hayat and whether or not he’s been released from prison following The Confession Tapes.
Hamid Hayat is currently still incarcerated in a federal facility near Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
The Confession Tapes on Netflix revealed 2019 would be Hayat’s 14th year incarcerated.
Hayat was found guilty of lying to the FBI and attending terror camps in Pakistan – he was sentenced to 24 years.
While Hayat remains in prison, a Magistrate Judge has issued a document recommending his convictions be overturned.
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The Confession Tapes: Hamid Hayat's sister Raheela (Image: Netflix)
The judge, Deborah Barnes, released a 116-page recommendation in January 2019 suggesting that Hayat’s “Sixth Amendment rights were violated by the defence put on by an inexperienced lawyer who had never before selected a jury or tried a criminal case in federal court."
While the recommendation doesn’t guarantee Hayat’s release, it does go some way to getting another trial.
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