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Charges Revived Against Jordanian Student
In a vindication of the government's terrorism investigation, a federal appeals court on Friday reinstated charges against a Jordanian college student who knew two Sept. 11 hijackers and was accused of lying about one of them. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan ordered perjury charges restored against Osama Awadallah, 23, a San Diego man who said he was mistreated by FBI agents and guards at federal jails before his case was thrown out in April 2002. The appeals court said the government's jailing of material witnesses for a grand jury investigation into the terrorist attacks was constitutional, overturning a ruling by Judge Shira Scheindlin in Manhattan. Robert J. Boyle, a lawyer for Awadallah, said he had not decided whether to appeal. He predicted Awadallah will be exonerated of the "silly perjury charges" at trial and noted that Awadallah was not suspected of criminal involvement in the attacks.
Perjury's such a silly offense, isn't it?
The appeals court said the indictment must be reinstated because the material-witness warrant used to detain Awadallah for questioning was valid and his grand jury testimony should not have been suppressed. The court also noted there was evidence that at least one of the Sept. 11 hijackers had Awadallah's home telephone number and had lived near him. Evidence against Awadallah, a student at Grossmont College in El Cajon, Calif., included videotapes and a picture of Osama bin Laden.
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-11-08
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