Overview

• Elsheikh is serving eight life sentences in a high-security US prison following his 2022 federal conviction for hostage-taking and conspiring to murder.
• A notice to victims reported by the Sun says he has applied under the International Prisoner Transfer Program to serve his sentence in the UK.
• The UK Ministry of Justice says it has not received an application from the US and maintains the right to refuse any transfer request.
• Relatives, including David Haines’s daughter Bethany, were notified and can submit views to the US Department of Justice within 30 days.
• Elsheikh was part of the ISIS cell known as the ‘Beatles,’ linked to the killings of James Foley, Steven Sotloff, Peter Kassig and Kayla Mueller.