NOT GUILTY!
On December 7, 2005, Sami al-Arian, Hatem Naji Fariz, Sameeh Hamoudeh and Ghassan Ballut were acquitted of nearly all charges against them. The jury hung on several additional charges, with jurors stating to reporters later that 10 of the 12 jurors voted for full acquittal on all charges. Al-Arian, the target of a 10-year campaign against him, and the other defendants were Palestinian activists targeted for persecution, and accused of fundraising to support Palestinian Islamic Jihad, a Palestinian resistance organization listed on the U.S. State Department’s list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations. Al-Arian’s case became a focus of the government, and symbolized the persecution of prominent Palestinian activists in the United States for their activism for Palestine. His acquittal is a major victory against the campaign of intimidation and persecution being waged against Palestinian, Arab and Muslim activists. It is now imperative to support Dr. Al-Arian against any further attempts to prosecute him and victimize him and his family. Email the Department of Justice and Attorney General Alberto Gonzales at AskDOJ@usdoj.gov or phone 202-514-2001 and demand the release of Sami al-Arian and Hatim Naji Fariz, and demand there be no new trial for these victims of persecution!
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