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.
Hajsam je proglašen krivim za organizaciju otmice trojice rumunskih novinara u Iraku 2005. i u odsustvu osuđen na dvadeset godina zatvora 2007. godine.