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Immediate Release of Dr. Sami Al-Arian</font><font size=3>
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</font><font face="Verdana" size=2>January 05,
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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. <br>
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. <br><br>
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. <br><br>
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.<br><br>
The NCA urges the government to avoid further fanning the flames of
injustice by transforming Dr. Al-Arian's detention into unjust
deportation.<br><br>
The NCA strongly urges the government to serve the interests of justice
by immediately freeing Dr. Sami Al-Arian and dropping all charges.
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<b><u>E-MAIL, CALL and WRITE <br>
</u>Attorney General, Alberto Gonzales<br>
</b>E-MAIL: AskDOJ@usdoj.gov<br>
PHONE: 202-514-2001 and 202-353-1555<br>
MAIL: U.S. Department of Justice<br>
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW<br>
Washington, DC 20530-0001<br><br>
The other decision maker is <b>Paul Perez, Chief Prosecutor</b>. Please
ask him to drop all charges and free Dr. Al-Arian.<br>
Any e-mail can be sent to steve.cole@usdoj.gov<br>
Ask that it be forwarded to Paul Perez <br><br>
<i>Please CC all letters to Pastor Warren Clark, at FLHIST@aol.com.</i>
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Sincerely, <br><br>
NCA National Office <br>
National Council of Arab Americans (NCA) <br>
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email:
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nationaloffice@arab-american.net</a> <br>
phone: 530.756.5548 <br>
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