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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…
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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…
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Judge Claims Aafia Siddiqui Getting Fair Trial
Judge Richard Berman of Southern District of New York Tuesday denied the government’s request to bar Dr. Aafia Siddiqui from court room on the grounds that so far hearing has been conducted “transparently, fairly and efficiently,” Government had requested that Dr. Siddiqui should be prohibited from the courtroom claiming that her ‘outbursts’ have been “opportunistic…
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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…