Panamanian Airline Terrorist Attack Case: Extradition of Ali Zaki Hage Jalil is in Decisive Phase

2026-03-25 - 15:23

The possible extradition to Panama of Ali Zaki Hage Jalil, the alleged perpetrator of the terrorist attack against flight 901 of the Panamanian airline Alas Chiricanas, which occurred in 1994, is in a decisive phase. It has been learned that Panama presented evidence to the Venezuelan courts in February of this year to secure the extradition of the accused. Furthermore, the Venezuelan Supreme Court is about to convene the parties for the respective hearing. Panama faces an obstacle in this process, namely that the person involved has dual nationality, Lebanese and Venezuelan, and the Venezuelan Constitution prohibits the extradition of its nationals. US Offers Reward for Information on 1994 Alas Chiricanas Plane Bombing in Panama Varela reopening 1994 plane crash probe Hezbollah Terrorist Leader Hassan Nasrallah Was Killed Saturday and Was Behind the Air Attack in Panama on Alas Chiricanas