Tag: dr. aafia siddiqui

  • FBI Expert Cannot Confirm If Aafia Siddiqui Fired M-4 Rifle

    FBI ballistics expert, Carlo Rosati, who testified on the fourth day of the high profile trial of Dr. Aafia Siddqui conceded that he cannot say with certainty that any shots were fired from the M4 rifle. Aafia Siddiqui is accused of snatching an M-4 Army rifle and firing two rounds at a team of Americans…

  • Aafia Siddiqui Trial: Integrity of Evidence In Question

    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 DJ Fife, Aafia Siddiqui’s defense attorney…

  • Aafia Siddiqui Trial: Jury Can Start Deliberation On Monday

    Jury in Dr. Aafia Siddiqui trial is likely to begin deliberations Monday afternoon after prosecution and defense attorneys make closing statements. In a taped video deposition presented by defense on Friday, Bashir, an Afghan police officer testified that he saw an American officer walk behind the curtain just before he heard gun shots, and that…

  • Aafia Siddiqui Trial: Inconsistent Statements, No Physical Evidence

    The prosecution in the trial of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui Tuesday presented their final witness who again alleged that she grabbed the Chief Warrant Officer’s M-4 rifle, and fired at the US officials at the Afghan National Police headquarters on July 18th, 2008. During the past six days of the trial in the Southern District of…

  • Jury finds Aafia Siddiqui Guilty

    The 12 member jury deliberating the fate of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui has returned with a verdict of Guilty on all seven counts of attempted murder and assault charges. She faces life in prison. Her defense attorney’s have already been preparing an appeal which they said they will be filing expeditiously. Judge Richard Berman has scheduled…

  • Are Children of Dr. Aafia Still Alive?

    Throughout the trial of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, human rights observers have been waiting anxiously for more clues as to what happened to her and her children during the five years that she was reported missing by family members. They come every day earlier and earlier, to ensure they get a seat in the very limited…