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Government Loses Terrorism Case in Chicago Hamas Trial

By Andrew Cochran

Two men accused of providing money and recruits to Hamas were acquitted by a federal jury of terrorism-related charges but were convicted on lesser charges. Muhammad Salah was convicted of obstruction of justice for giving false answers in a civil lawsuit. Abdelhaleem Ashqar was convicted of criminal contempt and obstruction of justice for refusing to testify before a federal grand jury after being given immunity. This is another defeat and disappointment for the government in a terrorism trial, similar to the outcome of the Sami-al-Arian trial last year. Matthew Levitt testified at the Hamas trial as an expert witness while serving at the Treasury Department, and Steven Emerson's Investigative Project on Terrorism covered the trial and posted several updates. You can read all the Hamas trial posts in Steve's archives section.

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