DALLAS – The prosecution in the Hamas-support trial of the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development (HLF) schooled an attentive jury Tuesday on the significance of previously-admitted exhibits.
FBI Agent Lara Burns, who testified last month, returned to the stand, providing jurors with prepared "schedules" which assembled existing exhibits into easy-to-read grids. The grids listed individuals and Palestinian charities – or zakat committees – alleged to be under Hamas control with relevant corresponding exhibits. Federal prosecutor Barry Jonas questioned Burns about these "schedules," offering a story of how HLF connects to the zakat committees and to Hamas. Jonas focused on Hamas-linked committees to which HLF continued sending money after Hamas was designated as a terrorist group by the U.S. government.
The defendants are accused of conspiring to provide material support to Hamas. Prosecutors say as much as $12 million was sent from HLF to the terrorist group until the Treasury Department shut HLF down in December 2001. Defense attorneys say HLF donated money to charity for needy Palestinians.
Since the prosecution began presenting its case September 23, jurors have been introduced to dozens of characters and well over 100 exhibits featuring wiretaps, videotapes and internal documents, nearly all of which originally were in Arabic. Tuesday's review session seemed designed to help the jury put the evidence together. Read more ...
FBI Agent Lara Burns, who testified last month, returned to the stand, providing jurors with prepared "schedules" which assembled existing exhibits into easy-to-read grids. The grids listed individuals and Palestinian charities – or zakat committees – alleged to be under Hamas control with relevant corresponding exhibits. Federal prosecutor Barry Jonas questioned Burns about these "schedules," offering a story of how HLF connects to the zakat committees and to Hamas. Jonas focused on Hamas-linked committees to which HLF continued sending money after Hamas was designated as a terrorist group by the U.S. government.
The defendants are accused of conspiring to provide material support to Hamas. Prosecutors say as much as $12 million was sent from HLF to the terrorist group until the Treasury Department shut HLF down in December 2001. Defense attorneys say HLF donated money to charity for needy Palestinians.
Since the prosecution began presenting its case September 23, jurors have been introduced to dozens of characters and well over 100 exhibits featuring wiretaps, videotapes and internal documents, nearly all of which originally were in Arabic. Tuesday's review session seemed designed to help the jury put the evidence together. Read more ...
Source: IPT News
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