Tag: Dr.Aafia Siddiqui Trial

  • Aafia Trial: First to have Metal detectors and ID checks

    As the third day of testimony in the trial of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui came to a close, after the jury left the room defense Attorney Charles Swift objected to the use of metal detectors and the demand for ID’s to enter the courtroom. In his objection Swift said that to his knowledge this has never…

  • Aafia Siddiqui Trial Day 3: Evidence Not Collected In Timely Fashion

    On the third day of testimony in the trial of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani woman charged with attempted murder of U.S. soldiers, FBI forensic analysts conceded that evidence from the crime scene in Ghazni, Afghanistan was not properly preserved or timely collected. When cross examining FBI Forensic expert, Aafia Siddiqui’s defense attorney established that…

  • Aafia Siddiqui Says She Is Not Anti-Semetic

    As the high profile trial of Dr.Aafia Siddqui began in New York the courtroom was filled beyond capacity with a growing number of supporters, journalist, and legal observers. It was so crowded that 2 overflow rooms had to be established. Also sitting amongst the crowd in support of Siddiqui was one of the most famous…

  • Dr. Aafia Siddiqui Says Her Children Were Tortured

    Judge Richard Berman ordered Dr. Aafia Siddqui out of the courtroom on the first day of her trial after her shocking outburst proclaiming that she was held in a secret prison and her children were tortured. The outburst was in response to the testimony of the first prosecution witness, Robert Lee Snyder, a Captain in…

  • Vigil for Fahad Hashmi and Dr. Aafia Siddiqui in New York

  • No Exculpatory Evidence Against Aafia Siddiqui

    Two FBI experts who testified last week in high profile trial of Dr.Aafia Siddqui in New York conceded that there were no finger prints on the M4 rifle, and it is not certain that the rifle was even fired. Aafia Siddiqui is accused of snatching the Chief Warrant Officer’s M4 Assault Rifle and firing it…