Philadelphia IAC
IAC/Centro de Acción Internacional
Philadelphia Chapter/ Capítulo de Filadelfia
813 South 48th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19143
215-724-1618
PhillyIAC@action-mail.org
"This is not justice. The only
reason they put five kids in jail is because they are
Muslim."
- Statement by Mohamed
Shnewer’s mother Faten to the press after their conviction December 22,
2008.
The Fort Dix 5 ( from left, Serdar Tatar
and Dritan, Eljivir and Shain Duka). Mohamed Shnewer not in photo.
.
The Case of the FORT DIX 5 –
Justice or a Rush to a Wrongful Conviction?
Five young men, Muslim and immigrants,
could face life in prison without parole for the charge of conspiring to attack
the military base at Fort Dix, NJ in 2007. Were their convictions
based on the truth, or were they entrapped by FBI informants, judged guilty by
unfounded and sensational headlines, and convicted simply because of their
backgrounds?
Hear:
- Hnan Duka, wife of Eljivir
Duka
- Inas Shnewer, sister of Mohammed
Shnewer
- Lejla Duka, daughter of Dritan Duka
- Lynne Jackson, of Project SALAM (Support And Legal Advocacy for Muslims), a
national organization devoted to researching and documenting the likelihood
that the United States Justice Department’s post-9/11 terrorism-related
prosecutions and convictions have included a significant number of Muslims who
were in fact innocent of any crime.
THURSDAY APRIL
23
7 – 9
PM
Calvary Church
48th & Baltimore, Philadelphia
The sentencing hearings for the Duka
brothers will be held at 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 28 at the U.S. District
Court, 5th and Cooper, 4th Floor. Serdar Tatar and Mohamed Shnewer will have
their hearings the next day. Their families are asking all supporters to come
and show their solidarity with these young men, guilty only of being Muslim
immigrants.
For more information: 215-724-1618;
phillyIAC@action-mail.org
Philadelphia International Action Center; FIST; End Oppression
Now (EON); Project SALAM
