While in prison, Hamza allegedly had access to a cell phone and the internet, and was allowed to socialise with Abduladhim Maktouf, who was serving time for abducting at least two civilians of Croatian origin.
U zatvoru je Hamza navodno imao pristup mobitelu i internetu te mu je omogućeno druženje s Abduladhimom Maktoufom, koji je služio kaznu zbog otmice najmanje dvojice civila hrvatskog porijekla.