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| Saleema |
| 12/08/00 at 13:08:43 |
| In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful CAIR Good News Alert #278 ANWAR HADDAM PAROLED FROM VA. JAIL Other Muslim secret evidence detainee denied release in Florida (WASHINGTON, DC - 12/8/2000) - Alhamdulillah. Dr. Anwar Haddam, the Algerian politician held on secret evidence for four years in a Virginia jail, is now at home with his family after being "paroled" last night for 45 days. Haddam was recently granted political asylum by the Board of Immigration Appeal. CAIR today applauded Haddam's release and renewed its demand that another Muslim held on secret evidence in Florida also be freed. Almost all of those ever detained on the basis of secret evidence have been Muslims. After speaking to Haddam at his home, CAIR Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper said: "We are overjoyed that Dr. Haddam is now free and able to be with his family during the holy month of Ramadan. He should never been held without charge in the first place. Our joy would be complete if Dr. Mazen Al-Najjar is also released and the use of secret evidence ended permanently." INS attorneys obtained an indefinite delay in the release of Dr. Mazen Al- Najjar. Al-Najjar is a professor at the University of South Florida who was granted bail on Wednesday after being held for more than three years because of secret accusations that he supports terrorism. The delay in Al-Najjar's release is indefinite. His attorneys will file an appeal. See: http://www.sptimes.com/News/120800/TampaBay/Jailed_teacher_held_i.shtml http://www.miamiherald.com/content/today/opinion/editorials/digdocs/100184.htm In response to government attempts to block the release of both men, Rep. David Bonior (D-MI) told The Associated Press: "In my 25 years in Congress, I have never seen such an act of injustice...I am calling for Attorney General Janet Reno to resign today. This is an absolute outrage. These are Gestapo- like tactics." On October 27, Judge Kevin McHugh ruled that the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) lacked sufficient evidence to continue holding Al-Najjar. The INS (www.ins.usdoj.gov) later agreed to provide an unclassified summary of their evidence. In Wednesday's ruling, McHugh wrote that the documents offered by the government failed "to provide (Al-Najjar) with notice of the evidence against him and a meaningful opportunity to defend against that evidence." Legislation banning most uses of secret evidence in immigration cases passed through the House Judiciary Committee this year, but was not offered for a vote in the full House. The Secret Evidence Repeal Act (H.R. 2121), sponsored by Reps. Bonior and Tom Campbell (R-CA), is expected to be re-introduced in the next session. IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUESTED: (As always, be firm, but POLITE.) Contact Attorney General Janet Reno to ask that she not block the release of Dr. Mazen Al-Najjar. Attorney General Janet Reno Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530 TEL: 202-514-2001 FAX: 202-307-6777 E-MAIL: web@usdoj.gov COPY TO: president@whitehouse.gov, cair1@ix.netcom.com Put "Attn: Attorney General Janet Reno" in the subject line. - COPY, POST, DISTRIBUTE, AND ANNOUNCE - ----- SEE ALSO: COLEMAN CRITICIZED Mayor in cross-fire as PR battle intensifies http://www.pioneerplanet.com/opinion/docs/035763.htm ...St. Paul Mayor Norm Coleman is taking it on the chops for his recent trip to Israel. As passionate, if also somewhat misdirected or overstated, as the criticisms are, they also reflect some larger realities beyond those that seem most apparent. One has to do with the growing sophistication in the use of public relations techniques by Minnesotans who identify with the Palestinians...But the growing visibility of groups such as the Council on American-Islamic Relations in pressing and communicating their points of view has begun to fill a void... CAIR Council on American-Islamic Relations 453 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. Washington, D.C. 20003 Tel: 202-488-8787 Fax: 202-488-0833 Page: 202-490-5653 E-mail: cair1@ix.netcom.com URL: http://www.cair-net.org |
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