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Aafia Siddiqui Trial: Green Beret Weeps On Stand
Special Agent Eric Negron will resume his testimony on the sixth day of the high profile trial of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, in Southern District Court of New York today. Proceedings resumed Monday with a testimony of a MIT employee who confirmed that she completed B.S in Biology in 1995. Specialist Rene Card, a medic with…
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Aafia Siddiqui Trial: Two Jurors Excused, Defense Calls for Mistrial
The second week of the trial of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui began with a series of surprising twists and turns. Two jurors were excused from the case after they informed Judge Richard Berman that they were approached by a public supporter of Siddiqui’s. An eyewitness in the gallery described the man as a Pakistani male wearing…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Aafia Siddiqui Trial: Pakistan Government Simply Posturing
The Pakistani government has been giving the impression that intense legal and diplomatic efforts are underway to secure the release of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, but there is little sign of those efforts in the courtroom where she is on trial for attempted murder. In a recent statement to the media Interior Minister Rehmen Malik stated…