Jason Walters or Jamal (born 6 March 1985) is a Dutch citizen who was sentenced to fifteen years in prison on charges related to Islamic terrorism.
Early life
Jason Walters was born on 6 March 1985 to an American soldier based in the Netherlands and a Dutch woman. His neighbors stated that he was pro-American as an adolescent. and later adopted the name Abu Mujahied Amrik.
Arrest and conviction
Walters, at the time 19,
Release
He was released from prison in May 2013. In a first interview in 2018, he said he had become deradicalized in prison through self study, citing the works of Nietzsche, Plato and Heidegger as crucial. He also said that radicalization is an existential choice.