Aug. 8 hearing on Dr. Sami Al-Arian's pre-trial motions

ACTION ALERT

Today Dr. Sami Al-Arian's lawyer Jonathan Turley filed his response to the government's opposition to his motions to quash Dr. Al-Arian's indictment on the basis of a flawed immunity order and selective prosecution. See Turley' blog for details: http://jonathanturley.org/.

Nearly three weeks after being granted bond by federal Judge Leonie Brinkema, Sami Al-Arian is still being held in prison. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has moved him three times and subjected him to terrible treatment, including 23-hour lock-downs and placement in isolation in Pamunkey Regional Jail in Hanover, VA—more than 100 miles from his wife and children.

Yesterday Dr. Al-Arian was transported back to Arlington, VA in order to be near the Alexandria Courthouse in time for his hearing tomorrow, Friday, Aug. 8.

Show your support! Join Dr. Al-Arian and his family and supporters in court.

Pre-trial hearing: Friday Aug. 8 at 10:00 a.m.
Scheduled trial date: Wednesday Aug. 13 at 9:00 a.m.

Albert V. Bryan
U.S. Courthouse
401 Courthouse Square
Alexandria, VA 22314
Courtroom of the Hon. Leonie Brinkema

Directions:

http://www.vaed.uscourts.gov/locations/ale.htm

Dr. Al-Arian's friends, neighbors and supporters in Tampa are chartering a bus which will leave from First United Church of Tampa, 7308 E. Fowler, Tampa, FL, at 11:00 a.m. and return the evening of Aug. 14. For more information contact Lois Price at imprice@yahoo.com or (813) 760-4107.

The evening before the trial, the American Muslim Alliance (AMA), along with co-sponsors CAIR, MAS Freedom Foundation, Friends of Human Rights, and the Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace will present a:

Civil Rights Forum

Focusing on

The Case of Dr. Sami Al-Arian (USA vs. Al-Arian)*

Tuesday, August 12, 2008, 7 to 9 p.m.

At the

Historical Society of Washington
801 K Street, NW
(between 7th and 9th Streets, NW, across from the Washington Convention Center)
Washington, DC 20001

Speakers include:
Laila Al-Arian, Prof. Norman Finkelstein, Prof. Peter Erlinder, Esq., Prof. Charles Butterworth, Attorney Linda Moreno, Prof. John Voll, Dr. Agha Saeed and more.

*The forum will focus on the unjust detention and abuse of legal process against Dr. Sami Al-Arian.

The forum is open to the public, however seating is limited. There will be light refreshments.