[Ppnews] Demand the Immediate Release of Dr. Sami Al-Arian

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  NCA Demands the Immediate Release of Dr. Sami Al-Arian
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   January 05, 2006

Action Alert

The National Council of Arab Americans ("NCA") 
strongly urges US authorities to respect the 
verdict and immediately release Dr. Sami Al-Arian 
who has been rightfully acquitted of the most 
serious of terrorism-related charges.
The NCA notes the jury declared "Not Guilty" 
eight times and did not return a single guilty 
verdict on any of the charges after a lengthy 
trial that included more than 80 witnesses and 
400 transcripts of intercepted phone conversations and faxes.

The jury verdict, despite a government-imposed 
adversarial atmosphere, makes it clear that Dr. 
Al-Arian's speech in support of the legitimate 
human rights of Palestinians, as reaffirmed by 
the United Nations and countless international 
bodies year after year, does not constitute a 
crime, but is instead a constitutionally 
protected fundamental right in the US—the right to free speech.

Yet, despite his demonstrated innocence and 
acquittal, Dr. Al- Arian remains unjustly 
imprisoned, often under inhumane conditions, as 
he has been for nearly three years. As a result, 
Dr. Al-Arian's wife and children are forced to 
endure the severe emotional trauma of witnessing 
a loving father and caring husband remain wrongfully imprisoned.

The NCA urges the government to avoid further 
fanning the flames of injustice by transforming 
Dr. Al-Arian's detention into unjust deportation.

The NCA strongly urges the government to serve 
the interests of justice by immediately freeing 
Dr. Sami Al-Arian and dropping all charges. 
<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=pf6uurbab.0.xiqvurbab.g4bqvpbab.576&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arab-american.net%2FProjects%2FCivil_Rights___%2Fal-Arian%2Fbody_al-arian.html>More 


E-MAIL, CALL and WRITE
Attorney General, Alberto Gonzales
E-MAIL: AskDOJ at usdoj.gov
PHONE: 202-514-2001 and 202-353-1555
MAIL: U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001

The other decision maker is Paul Perez, Chief 
Prosecutor. Please ask him to drop all charges and free Dr. Al-Arian.
Any e-mail can be sent to steve.cole at usdoj.gov
Ask that it be forwarded to Paul Perez

Please CC all letters to Pastor Warren Clark, at FLHIST at aol.com.

Sincerely,

NCA National Office
National Council of Arab Americans (NCA)

email: 
<mailto:nationaloffice at arab-american.net>nationaloffice at arab-american.net
phone: 530.756.5548
web: 
<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=pf6uurbab.0.qcizvpbab.g4bqvpbab.576&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arab-american.net>http://www.arab-american.net 




National Council of Arab Americans (NCA) | 1260 
Lake Blvd. | Suite 208 | Davis | CA | 95616


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