From Justin ZipserOmar bin Laden, one of the sons of terrorist Osama bin Laden, had his plea for asylum in Spain denied Wednesday, CNN.com reports. A plea for asylum, in essence, is when an individual or group is persecuted by the government of their home nation and they seek the protection from another. Omar has been all over Europe in recent years and has not yet found a singular location to call his home.
Bin Laden, who holds a Saudi passport, came from from Cairo, Egypt via plan and landed in Madrid and filled out the asylum request right after landing. The Interior Ministry of Spain had 72 hours to decide on the request, and eventually denied it. No reason was given for the denial. Bin Laden has the opportunity to appeal the denial, which gives the Spanish government another 48 hours to decide on the request. As it is now, bin Laden has just 24 hours before he must leave Spain and go back to Cairo.
It is somewhat disheartening to see someone be so lost-- metaphorically and literally-- just because of association. As far as I know, Omar bin Laden has done nothing in his life to be treated with such suspicion other than being the son of the world's most wanted man. No one but Omar can truly be sure of his true feelings towards the West and how much contact he has with his father (or lack thereof, as he claims). Because of this, he will always be someone who is negatively looked upon, whether it's fair or not.
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