Posted on 03/11/2006 4:49:01 PM PST by blam
Judge Won't Drop Charges in Mosque Sting
Saturday March 11, 2006 11:46 PM
By MICHAEL VIRTANEN
Associated Press Writer
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A federal judge refused to dismiss charges against two Muslims arrested in an FBI anti-terrorism sting, rejecting claims that evidence was tainted by use of illegal warrantless wiretaps.
U.S. District Judge Thomas McAvoy's ``classified'' order leaves secret his reasons for also turning down defense requests to suppress any evidence acquired from warrantless wiretaps or force authorities to disclose whether they were used in the Albany case.
His three-sentence public order was issued late Friday.
Yassin Aref, 35, an imam at Masjid as-Salam in Albany, and Mohammed Hossain, 50, are accused of laundering money in 2003-2004 for an FBI informant, a Pakistani businessman posing as an arms dealer. Neither is accused of actual violence.
Both deny charges that they conspired to provide support to Jaish-e-Mohammed, a Pakistan-based group listed by the federal government as a terrorist organization. Aref remains in jail awaiting trial, while Hossain is free on bond.
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Defense has no idea if wiretaps were even used. And if they were used, warrantless does not equal unreasonable.
"Neither is accused of actual violence"
APuke: supprting a terrorist organisation is "not actual violance"
Perhaps Saddam Hussein also did nothing "actual violent". Maybe he isn't so bad after all...!
Dear FBI,
You just keep watching those Mosque's.
Hey! Shock. A judge with a brain.
Hmmm... but wouldnt it be scary if you DIDN'T need a warrant to do any of this?
What sucks is that because of these islamofascists, civil liberties are being eaten away.. piece by little piece.
Pity. But the world has changed.
who appointed this judge?
I know.
Memo to the Associated Press:
Financing international terrorism would never have a "cause and effect" on "actual violence," now would it?
The reason why I loathe the AP and Reuters is because their reports give aid and comfort to the enemy.
Looks like a Reagan appointee.
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