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Source: http://reason.com/blog/2013/01/10/will-omar-abdel-rahman-the-blind-sheik-b
Will Omar Abdel-Rahman, "the Blind Sheik," Be Released from Prison?
(Reason) Ed Krayewski - Egypt's president Mohamed Morsi made the release of Omar Abdel-Rahman, the blind sheik convicted of "seditious conspiracy" related to the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, a cornerstone of his presidential campaign. Morsi called for Abdel-Rahman's release in his first public address as president-elect, at Tahrir Square in June.