Aamer Anwar on trial (updated)

This has all got a bit out of hand. Whatever you thought of Aamer Anwar's comments after Atif Siddique's trial, it should not have got this far.

As noted in the Sunday Herald, lawyers in England commonly make such statements after trials. There is as far as I can discern, no rules in Scots law barring this either, with albeit the culture being different.

Anwar has since apologised for not making it clear he was speaking on behalf of his client. To think that he could potentially be disbarred from practicing due to this is contemptuous in itself.

Comments

[joe90]

http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/news/display.var.1812489.0.terror_trial_lord_carloway_statement.php>TERROR TRIAL: Lord Carloway Statement
The following was released by Scottish Courts today:
The Herald
07 Nov 2007

As usual, once you go into the details of these 'anti-terrorist' operations and trials, there is a lot left to be desired by the British state, its servants and the laws they operate by.

The Expert witness -
http://www.globalterroralert.com/about.htm>About Evan F. Kohlmann/Gobalterroralert.com
- who makes a living, just like those witchfinders of old, of finding demons where none exist - if he didn't find them, then he would be out of a job.

Money no object -
The prosecution was driven by the State, with no limit to the money & resources used to secure a conviction in this case...

Sufficed it to say,
its going to be interesting to know exactly what Atif Siddique's solicitor is guilty of, except free speech.

[joe90]

I meant to add this to my previous post -
http://www.sacc.org.uk/index.php>Scotland Against Criminilising Communities
SACC

http://www.sacc.org.uk/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=438&catid=29&Itemid=53>Open Letter in Support of Aamer Anwar
SACC
05 Nov 2007

All the best!

[Ted Harvey]

I have to say that I am very uncomfortable about this scenario. I would point out that Anwar has never been exactly guarded and considered in all that he says (in fact sometimes I think he should be more circumspect). But this offcial 'calling him to account' smacks to me of the Establishment cracking down by 'setting a newly created example'.

Reminds me of episodes like the Oz magazine trial in the 1960s when the execrable Judge Argyll once again did the Establishment's bidding in seeking to suppress and repress freedom of expression.

[joe90]

Speaking of those making rich pickings in the terrorology industry, here is someone who definitely isn't and here he is on top form -
http://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2007/11/frank_goebbels.html#comments>Frank Goebbels Gardner Strikes Again
Craig Murray
05 Nov 2007

and

http://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2007/11/angels_weep.html#comments>Angels Weep
08 Nov 2007

Only Blair can make the Chinese dictators look good!

all the best!