Hayssam was found guilty of masterminding the kidnapping of three Romanian journalists in Iraq in 2005, and sentenced in absentia to 20 years in prison in 2007.
Hayssam je proglašen krivim da je skovao plan za otmicu trojice rumunjskih novinara 2005. u Iraku, te je 2007. u odsustvu osuđen na 20 godina zatvora.