Posted by Amad
This case is one of the most severe cases of injustice that Muslims have faced in recent history. Unfortunately, some of our brothers (like this) have fallen to the right-wing Islamophobic propaganda against our brother.
As Imam Mahdi notes, “As a community we must continue to insist that the government end its manipulation of the U.S. Judicial System and to demand the release of Dr. Al-Arian.”
Al-Arian’s Federal District Court trial in Tampa commenced in June, 2005. The six-month trial featured more than 80 witnesses and 400 transcripts of intercepted phone conversations and faxes.
(read the rest & view the film)
At the end of the prosecution’s case, Al-Arian’s attorneys rested without offering a defense. On December 6, 2005, after 13 days of deliberations, the jury acquitted him on eight of 17 counts, while remaining deadlocked 10-2 in favor of acquittal on the other nine. Of fifty-one charges against the four men, not one resulted in a conviction.
Visit http://petition.freesaminow.com to make your voice heard. Shocking tale of the first major test-case of the PATRIOT Act. An embarrassed Justice Department is still trying to keep Dr. Sami Al-Arian in jail despite being acquitted of charges.
Yes this film is playing worldwide! http://www.usavsalarian.com for location and times
Also See:
- www.freesamialarian.com/home.htm
- Federal Witch-hunt
- The Ordeal of Dr. Sami Al-Arian
- The Torture of Sami Al Arian by Peter Erlinder (Professor at William Mitchell College of Law)
- The Case of Sami Al-Arian @ Democracy Now!
