[Ppnews] Judge says Sami Al-Arian can seek dismissal of criminal contempt case

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Judge Suspects Feds Duped Defense In Al-Arian Case

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Last Edited: Monday, 09 Mar 2009, 1:36 PM EDT
Created On: Monday, 09 Mar 2009, 1:35 PM EDT

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A judge says she suspects the Justice Department 
hoodwinked a defendant in a high-profile terrorism case into thinking 
that his plea bargain would protect him from further prosecutions.

At a hearing Monday in federal court in Alexandria, U.S. District 
Judge Leonie Brinkema told defense lawyers they could seek the 
dismissal of a criminal contempt case against
former Florida professor Sami Al-Arian.

Al-Arian struck a plea bargain in 2006 following charges that he was 
a leader of a Palestinian terrorist group, Islamic Jihad.

Al-Arian thought the plea bargain would result in his swift 
deportation. Instead, he is facing trial in Virginia for refusing to 
testify to a grand jury.

Brinkema said that "the integrity of the Justice Department" is in question.




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