前基地组织辩护律师拉姆齐·卡塞姆曾为关塔那摩湾在押人员艾哈迈德·达尔比辩护，后者是77号航班劫机者的姻亲
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9/11遇难者家属呼吁禁止纽约市市长曼达尼出席9月举行的25周年纪念仪式。失去妻子格蕾丝的乔瓦尼·加兰特发起了一份请愿书，指责曼达尼的公开记录存在问题，并声称他淡化了9/11恐怖袭击。
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纽约市市长佐赫兰·曼达尼因将9/11纪念仪式的纪念笔交给一名前助手而面临强烈反对，该助手曾为一名被定罪的基地组织成员辩护，而这名成员的姻亲正是驾驶飞机撞击五角大楼的劫机者之一。
曼达尼于周五签署了多项行政命令，以纪念9月11日恐怖袭击25周年，将该日定为全市纪念和服务日，并加强了防范未来恐怖威胁的工作。
签署最后一项命令后，曼达尼将纪念笔交给了纽约警察局局长杰西卡·蒂施，并请她转交给首席法律顾问拉姆齐·卡塞姆。卡塞姆此前曾为艾哈迈姆·达尔比辩护，达尔比对与基地组织针对商船的阴谋相关的战争罪指控认罪，同时他也是哈立德·米赫达的姻亲——米赫达是美国航空公司77号航班上的劫机者之一，该航班撞击五角大楼，造成184人遇难。
曼达尼在世贸中心纪念仪式前夕旧案重提，9/11反对声浪日益高涨：“这是真的吗？”
纽约警察局局长杰西卡·蒂施将纪念笔交给拉姆齐·卡塞姆，后者曾为一名与9/11劫机者有关联的被定罪基地组织成员辩护。（纽约市长办公室供图）
这一交接行为在社交媒体上引发批评，用户在X平台上指出，卡塞姆在纪念仪式中的角色偏离了这场旨在悼念袭击遇难者和牺牲救援人员的活动的初衷。
“在9/1125周年纪念前夕，这是对遇难者的公然侮辱，”播客主持人本尼·约翰逊在X平台上写道。
回顾：曼达尼多年来发布近乎雷同的帖子，因复用9/11悼念内容遭抨击
拉姆齐·卡塞姆，市长佐赫兰·曼达尼的首席法律顾问，曾为关塔那摩湾在押人员艾哈迈德·达尔比辩护。（迈克尔·M·圣地亚哥/盖蒂图片社供图）
“我真心希望全国其他地方都能理解，在这位市长治下生活有多艰难，尤其是在我们即将迎来纽约市这个最严肃、最庄重的日子：9/11之际，”前纽约州参议院候选人玛丽亚·丹齐洛写道。
另一位X平台用户称这是“曼达尼又一次有恃无恐地破坏9/11纪念活动的蓄意之举”。
9/11袭击主谋哈立德·谢赫·穆罕默德及三名同案被告定于2028年受审
市政厅告诉《纽约邮报》，卡塞姆出席纪念仪式是因为他和他的团队作为首席法律顾问的职责，起草了这两项行政命令。
这一职位引发了审查，因为卡塞姆此前曾为艾哈迈德·达尔比辩护——这名关塔那摩湾在押人员承认了与基地组织针对商船的恐怖阴谋相关的战争罪指控，其中包括2002年也门海岸法国油轮爆炸案。达尔比的姐妹嫁给了哈立德·米赫达，后者是2001年9月11日驾驶飞机撞击五角大楼的劫机者之一。
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艾哈迈德·达尔比，卡塞姆曾为其辩护，因与基地组织海上恐怖阴谋相关的指控被关押在关塔那摩湾美军监狱。（法新社/盖蒂图片社供图）
卡塞姆还创立了纽约市立大学的一家法律诊所，为穆斯林提供免费法律援助，并曾为马哈茂德·哈利勒辩护——哈利勒是哥伦比亚大学亲巴勒斯坦抗议营地的领导人，曾被美国移民及海关执法局拘留。
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Mamdani under fire after symbolic 9/11 pen goes to former al Qaeda defense lawyer
Chief counsel Ramzi Kassem previously represented Guantanamo detainee Ahmed al-Darbi, brother-in-law of a Flight 77 hijacker
September 6, 2026 12:07pm EDT / Fox News
9/11 families are calling for NYC Mayor Mamdani to be banned from the 25th-anniversary ceremony in September. Giovanni Galante, who lost his wife Grace, organized a petition citing Mamdani’s public record and alleged minimization of 9/11 attacks.
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing backlash after giving a ceremonial pen from a 9/11 remembrance ceremony to a top aide who once represented a convicted al Qaeda member whose brother-in-law hijacked the plane that struck the Pentagon.
Mamdani signed executive orders Friday ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, designating the date a citywide day of remembrance and service and strengthening efforts to prevent future terrorist threats.
After signing the final order, Mamdani handed the pen to NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch and asked her to pass it to chief counsel Ramzi Kassem. Kassem previously represented Ahmed al-Darbi, who pleaded guilty to war-crime charges tied to al Qaeda plots against commercial ships and was the brother-in-law of Khalid al-Mihdhar, one of the hijackers aboard American Airlines Flight 77, which crashed into the Pentagon, killing 184.
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NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch hands a ceremonial pen to Ramzi Kassem, who once represented a convicted al Qaeda member tied to a 9/11 hijacker.(NYC Office of the Mayor)
The handoff drew criticism on social media, with users arguing on X that Kassem’s role in the ceremony distracted from an event meant to honor those killed in the attacks and the first responders who died trying to save them.
“This is a slap in the face to victims ahead of the 25th anniversary of 9/11,” wrote podcaster Benny Johnson on X.
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Ramzi Kassem, Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s chief counsel, previously represented Guantánamo Bay detainee Ahmed al-Darbi.(Michael M. Santiago/Getty Image)
“I sincerely hope the rest of the country understands just how hard it is to be in New York City with this mayor, and especially as we’re approaching this most serious and solemn day for NYC: 9/11,” wrote former New York state Senate candidate Maria Danzilo.
Another user on X called it a “deliberate gesture by Mamdani that undermines 9 / 11 yet again with impunity.”
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City Hall told the New York Post that Kassem attended the ceremony because he and his team drafted both executive orders as part of his duties as chief counsel.
That role has drawn scrutiny because Kassem previously represented Ahmed al-Darbi, a Guantánamo Bay detainee who pleaded guilty to war-crime charges tied to al Qaeda plots against commercial ships, including the 2002 bombing of a French oil tanker off Yemen’s coast. Al-Darbi’s sister was married to Khalid al-Mihdhar, one of the hijackers aboard the plane that crashed into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.
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Ahmed al-Darbi, whom Kassem represented, was held at the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay after being charged in connection with al Qaeda maritime terror plots.(AFP/Getty Images)
Kassem also founded a CUNY legal clinic that provides free representation to Muslims and represented Mahmoud Khalil, a leader of the pro-Palestinian encampment at Columbia University who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Mamdani’s office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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