| FEBRUARY 1, 2010 - STATEMENT OF FAMILY OF DR. AAFIA SIDDIQUI |
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February 1, 2010, New York, NY – International Justice Network attorneys have been monitoring the trial of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, which is expected to end today, in U.S. Federal Court in the Southern District of New York. Tina M. Foster, Executive Director the International Justice Network, and spokesperson for Muhammad Siddiqui, Aafia’s brother, issued the following statement today on behalf of her U.S.-based family: After nearly two weeks of proceedings, and more than a dozen different witness testimonies, our sister's trial will finally come to an end today. While the sheer lack of evidence presented by the U.S. government in this case is reason enough to expect acquittal, Aafia's own testimony eliminates any doubt that she did not commit the crimes alleged. We hope that the jury will not be prejudiced by the prosecution's repeated attempts to falsely portray our sister as a terrorist. While on the witness stand last Thursday, Aafia herself told prosecutors "Don't build a case on hate, build a case on facts." We are confident that if the jury considers only the evidence in this case, Aafia will not be convicted of any crime. |