[wvns] Dr. Aafia "outburst" to the jury

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Dr. Aafia "outburst" to the jury (presented without the media's framing)

The following quotes are attributed (no one except the prosecution is allowed any type of electronic device; computer, cellular phone or audio recording device) to Dr. Aafia after she challenged a prosecution witness who claimed that the materials allegedly in Dr. Aafia's possession were plans for attacks on the U.S.

"Since I'll never get a chance to speak, if you were in a secret prison ... where children were tortured," ... "This is no list of targets against New York. I was never planning to bomb it." ... I was "given magazines to copy" Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60I4PZ20100119

"Since I'll never get a chance to speak, if you are at a secret prison where children were tortured...given a magazine to copy from," Siddiqui said. Source: http://www.dnainfo.com/20100119/manhattan/aafia-siddiqui-accused-terrorist-tossed-from-courtroom

"I was never planning to bomb it!" "You're lying!" Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/20/nyregion/20siddiqui.html
"Give me a little credit, this is not a list of targets of New York," "I was never planning to bomb it. You're lying." Source: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2010/01/19/2010-01-19_aafia_.html
Dr. Aafia conveyed to the jury that both she and her children were abducted and tortured. She also pleaded that she was forced to copy documents under the threat of torture.

Judge Berman then threw Dr. Aafia out of court.

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Dr. Aafia on her trial: She openly has rejected the trial and attempted to boycott it.

Judge Berman asked Dr. Aafia if she understood she had a right to be present.

Dr. Aafia replied: "There's a difference between a right and being forced, and I am being forced." Source: http://www.law.com


Federal Court doing everything possible to discourage public observation, Dr. Aafia's Supporters and even members of the media?
While constant rescheduling and unannounced room changes have become the norm for Dr. Aafia's pretrial hearings, strange procedures also marked the opening day of Dr. Aafia's trial. It began with the family of Dr. Aafia being told just hours before the original and posted starting time that the proceedings for the trial would begin an hour earlier!

The next peculiar happening was the treatment of out of town (U.S. Media) and foreign media (PAK). Apparently any members of the press were supposed to have obtained a special media pass during the pretrial hearings and jury selection in order to attend the hearing. The only problem was that this requirement was not known by the bulk of reporters whose offices are based outside of New York City or those who are reporting for Pakistani based media outlets.

Lastly, despite the limited seating available, empty chairs were either temporarily or never filled. Many reporters and especially Dr. Aafia's supporters were forced to observe the proceedings from overflow court rooms -- preventing the jury from seeing them -- on closed circuit television. An entire row of seats are reserved for federal interns. Dr. Aafia's family was limited to a total of 7 people including the family members -- whom they could select to go inside the court room.


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