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Hamas Fundraisers in US found NOT Guilty!?!!?

2007-10-22

The jury in the Holy Land Foundation terrorism-financing trial was unable to reach unanimous decisions on three of the six defendants, U.S. District Judge Joe Fish said Monday as he unsealed their verdicts.

On two others, they were able to reach unanimous decisions on some of the counts. And on only one defendant were they able to reach unanimous decisions on all counts.

The judge is now beginning to announce the jury's verdict on each defendant. In all, the jury must make 197 decisions on guilt or innocence this morning.

Posted by:Scooter McGruder

#11 If you would like to review this case, documents may be found at: http://www.nefafoundation.org/hlfdocs.html

Posted by: newc 2007-10-22 15:33

#10 Why in Hell is Mufid Abdulqader even in America and drawing breath at the same time?

Posted by: Zenster 2007-10-22 13:57

#9 Interesting breaking details posted at LGF. I think a mistrial means the jury really screwed this one up. It doesn't reflect too well on Judge Fish either, but at least there's another chance to convict these rats.

Posted by: Scooter McGruder 2007-10-22 13:12

#8 DALLAS A judge declared a mistrial Monday for most former leaders of a Muslim charity charged with financing Middle Eastern terrorists after jurors failed to reach a verdict. One of the defendants, former Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development Chairman Mohammed El-Mezain, was acquitted of most charges.
The outcome came about an hour after a confusing scene in the courtroom, in which three former leaders of the group were initially found not guilty. But then when jurors were polled, three of them said those verdicts were read incorrectly.

In all, five former Holy Land leaders and the group were accused of providing aid to the Middle Eastern militant group Hamas. The U.S. government designated Hamas a terrorist group in 1995 and again in 1997, making financial transactions with the group illegal.

Most unusual, wonder if someone got to the sealed verdicts over the weekend and tried to pull a fast one?

Posted by: Steve 2007-10-22 12:42

#7 Which is why treating war as a criminal justice matter is a sure route to disaster. When the history of this time is written - assuming it is not written in arabic - the alliance of the Democrats and the trial lawyers will figure largely in how we chose not to fight.

Posted by: Excalibur 2007-10-22 12:36

#6 Update: Mufid Abdulqader (front-left), a defendant in the Holy Land Foundation terror-finance trial, receives a hug Monday at the federal courthouse in Dallas. He was found not guilty on all counts.

They don't like to mention it, but Mufid is the brother of Hamas Supremo Khalid Mashaal. Looks to me like a total breakdown of the justice system.

Posted by: Scooter McGruder 2007-10-22 12:17

#5 Now, gentlemen...There remains the possibility that some of those charged were innocent. You know how the DA's like to dream up 50 charges in the hopes that one or more will stick. How many charges was Al Capone facing when he got sent up to the big house? More than one, I'll wager.

Save your outrage for which ones got how much time; I'm afraid there'll be plenty of opportunity for outrage then.

Posted by: Bobby 2007-10-22 12:11

#4 I think I'd like more detail before I start drawing conclusions.

Also, be advised that a failure to reach a verdict is not a finding of "not guilty."

Posted by: Mike 2007-10-22 12:09

#3 Surprise meter?

Posted by: gromgoru 2007-10-22 12:03

#2 Obviously, Gonzales didn't fire all the poor performing AGs or soon enough.

Posted by: Procopius2k 2007-10-22 11:59

#1 If vetted jurors in US cities can not or do not wish to comprehend the "glove incident" in the OJ trial then they can not comprehend the complexities of financial money laundering for terror. The vetted jurors just don't have the brain power. If they did the would be captains of industry not sitting in some jury.

Our courts have become total failures for complex crimes let alone simple ones.

Posted by: 3dc 2007-10-22 11:55

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