ALEXANDRIA, VA -- The federal judge hearing a criminal contempt case against Sami Al-Arian asked government prosecutors for more information Thursday about the terms of a disputed plea agreement Al-Arian signed in 2006 admitting support for the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorist group.
Judge Leonie M. Brinkema of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted a request by Al-Arian for the information. But she said she didn’t believe her new order should delay Al-Arian’s scheduled March 9 trial on contempt of court charges.
“I don’t mean to open up a whole fishing expedition,” Brinkema said.
Al-Arian, a former University of South Florida professor, was charged with criminal contempt of court last June after refusing to testify before a grand jury in Virginia investigating terrorism financing allegations. Read more ...
Judge Leonie M. Brinkema of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted a request by Al-Arian for the information. But she said she didn’t believe her new order should delay Al-Arian’s scheduled March 9 trial on contempt of court charges.
“I don’t mean to open up a whole fishing expedition,” Brinkema said.
Al-Arian, a former University of South Florida professor, was charged with criminal contempt of court last June after refusing to testify before a grand jury in Virginia investigating terrorism financing allegations. Read more ...
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