A chapter closed this week in the case of Syed Fahad Hashmi. As supporters packed the courtroom and two overflow rooms at 500 Pearl Street, Judge Loretta Preska pronounced a sentence of 15 years, the maximum allowed for under the plea bargain accepted by Fahad after nearly 3 years in severe solitary confinement. Referring to [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Metropolitan Correctional Center’
After 3 Years in Solitary Fahad Takes a Plea
Posted in General Info, Trial Watch, tagged anonymous jury, civil liberties, human rights, Metropolitan Correctional Center, Syed Fahad Hashmi on April 28, 2010 | 2 Comments »
On Tuesday April 27, Fahad Hashmi took a government plea bargain. He pleaded guilty to 1 count of conspiracy for allowing an acquaintance to store waterproof socks, ponchos and raincoats in his apartment. The government dropped the other 3 charges. Fahad made this decision after having served 3 long years in solitary confinement and one [...]
18th Broadcast of Radio Free Fahad
Posted in Actions, tagged Christine Moore, Mahina Movement, Metropolitan Correctional Center, Radio Free Fahad, Theaters Against War on April 20, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Please join Theaters Against War in saying: No Guantanamos at Home or Abroad! Radio Free Fahad: A Vigil/Performance for Fahad Hashmi Monday, April 26, 6-7PM Across from the Metropolitan Correctional Center in lower Manhattan Featuring music by critically acclaimed soprano Christine Moore, Palestinian-American playwright and actor Betty Shamieh, and the music and poetry of Mahina Movement . Monday marks [...]
