Talon Posted February 11, 2005 #1 Share Posted February 11, 2005 US lawyer guilty of terror charge By Jeremy Cooke BBC News, New York A US civil rights lawyer has been convicted of supporting terrorists by smuggling messages from one of her convicted clients to followers. Lynne Stewart, 65, had been representing radical Egyptian cleric Omar Abdel Rahman, who was serving a life sentence on terror charges. He was convicted in 1996 for planning attacks in New York. Prosecutors accused Stewart of crossing the line between advocacy and involvement in terrorist activities. Prison sentence awaited In her 30 years on the New York legal scene, Stewart has represented a series of radicals and revolutionaries. But it was her relationship with a blind Arab cleric which put her in the dock. The court heard that she had abused lawyer-client privilege by taking messages from Abdel Rahman's prison cell to his radical followers in the outside world. Prosecutor Andrew Dember said Stewart had effectively broken her client out of prison by re-establishing his contacts with active terrorists. She remained quiet and unemotional as the jury returned its verdict after almost a month of deliberation. She faces up to 15 years in jail. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/worl...cas/4255885.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lottie Posted February 11, 2005 #2 Share Posted February 11, 2005 Is that it 15 years? America's no different to UK when it comes to dishing out crap sentences... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted February 11, 2005 #3 Share Posted February 11, 2005 I couldn't agree with you more Lottie... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talon Posted February 11, 2005 Author #4 Share Posted February 11, 2005 15's better than the 3 years she'dget here though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lottie Posted February 11, 2005 #5 Share Posted February 11, 2005 This is very true Tal... how sad is that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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