{"id":3255,"date":"2008-07-02T12:47:08","date_gmt":"2008-07-02T17:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karmalised.com\/?p=3255"},"modified":"2008-07-02T12:47:08","modified_gmt":"2008-07-02T17:47:08","slug":"jonathan-turley-dr-sami-al-arian-arraigned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/karmalised.com\/?p=3255","title":{"rendered":"Jonathan Turley: Dr. Sami Al-Arian Arraigned"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jonathan Turley (Dr. Al-Arian’s lead attorney), 30 June 2008<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Al-Arian was arraigned today before United States District Judge Leonie Brinkema of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Columbia. In court were three of Dr. Al-Arian\u2019s children and, despite to changes to the hearing time, supporters of Dr. Al-Arian.<\/p>\n

Dr. Al-Arian did not enter a plea today. As I informed the Court, the first time that we were able to sit down with Dr. Al-Arian since his indictment was in the courtroom. In light of that fact, I stated that we were not prepared to enter a plea. The Court then entered a not guilty plea.<\/p>\n

The Court scheduled a trial beginning on August 13, 2008.<\/p>\n

[Read the article<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n

Indicted, Sami Al-Arian Faces Possible Life Imprisonment
\nJohn Halliwell, Daily Kos, 1 July 2008<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Last March, Sami Al-Arian<\/a> was given a choice: 1) damned if you do; and 2) damned if you don’t; he chose “damned if you don’t”. Finally, a full three months after making that decision, he was formally charged last Thursday with contempt of court<\/a>, a crime which has no maximum penalty. In other words, Dr. Al-Arian – a man whose innocence has been grudgingly admitted by even his worst enemies* – is now facing the possibility of life in jail all because he had the guts to stand up for what he believes in.<\/p>\n

[Read the article<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n

SIGN THE PETITION TO FREE DR. AL-ARIAN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

DONATE TO DR. AL-ARIAN’S LEGAL DEFENSE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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