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Aafia Siddiqui Finally Had Her Day In Court
The best defense testimony in the trial of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui came from the defendant herself Thursday in New York when she responded to the charges saying: “you can’t build a case on hate, build it on facts.” The most shocking testimony that had spectators in tears and jury members visibly disturbed was her account…
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Aafia Siddiqui Trial: Defense Finally Begins
After six days of eyewitness testimony brought by the prosecution, the defense finally presented their own eyewitness to the shooting incident which led to the charges against Dr. Aafia Siddqui, a Pakistani woman facing trial in a New York Federal Court. The eyewitness is an Afghan national who was in the room during the alleged…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Jurors ask to see rifle in Siddiqui Case
As the jury meets again to decide the fate of Dr. Alafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani woman, charged with attempted murder of U.S Citizens, two jurors, a male and female, came out of the deliberation room to request a chance to look at the M4 rifle that Siddiqui is charged with firing and the 9 mm…