Fowarded from: Marjorie Simmons <lawyer@private> Saudi graduate student Sami Omar Al-Hussayen was acquitted Thursday of charges that he used his computer skills to help terrorists raise money and recruit followers. http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/news.aspx?id=13511 Jury acquits man of charges he used Net to promote terrorism Associated Press 06.11.04 BOISE, Idaho - In a case that pitted the Constitution against the Patriot Act, a Saudi graduate student was acquitted of charges he used his computer expertise to help Muslim terrorists raise money and recruit followers. A jury deliberated nearly seven days before handing down its verdict yesterday in favor of Sami Omar Al-Hussayen, a 34-year-old Ph.D. candidate in computer science at the University of Idaho. "The message is that the First Amendment is important and meaningful in this country," said David Nevin, lead attorney for Al-Hussayen. "The system worked." The case against Al-Hussayen was seen as an important test of a provision of the Patriot Act that makes it a crime to provide expert advice or assistance to terrorists. The act, passed in response to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, also expanded the government's surveillance and detention powers. . . . . and http://www.eff.org/news/archives/2004_06.php#001601 "Being a Webmaster for Controversial Islamic Websites Not a Crime" June 10, 2004 _________________________________________ ISN mailing list Sponsored by: OSVDB.org - For 15 cents a day, you could help feed an InfoSec junkie! (Broke? Spend 15 minutes a day on the project!)
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