Handless hate preacher Abu Hamza al-Masri is whining that he just can’t catch a break — or anything else for that matter — because the feds have not fitted him with a proper pair of taxpayer-funded prosthetics, his lawyers told The Post.
The hatemonger — who is facing a March 31 trial in Manhattan federal court for setting up a terrorist training camp in Oregon, among other terror-related crimes — has been without prosthetics for more than a month after his infamous metal hooks were barred by prison officials as safety hazards. A replacement pair purchased by prison officials has been repeatedly sent back for fitting adjustments, said lawyer Lindsay Lewis.
“The Bureau of Prisons has drawn out this process, making it so difficult for him that he’s distracted by issues about his prosthetics and can’t even concentrate on his own trial,” said Lewis, adding that prison officials “should have never” removed his metal hooks to begin with.
She also claimed the plastic materials used in prison-authorized prosthetics “aren’t as good” as what he wore when the accused terror mastermind was first extradited from Great Britain last October.
“There is a risk of infection [with the new prosthetics], so it is both a fitting and safety issue,” she said.
An armless al-Masri appeared in Manhattan federal court for a conference — at one point having to lift himself out of his chair with his stubs to stand up.
The Bureau of Prisons did not return a message seeking comment.