Ahmed (left) and Souad Mehanna left court yesterday after attending a hearing for their son, Tarek, who is facing terrorism charges. About 150 people demonstrated outside the building in support of Mehanna, who was arrested on Oct. 21.
(Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff)
Lawyer says FBI sought terror suspect’s help
Refusal brought arrest, he argues
Ahmed (left) and Souad Mehanna left court yesterday after attending a hearing for their son, Tarek, who is facing terrorism charges. About 150 people demonstrated outside the building in support of Mehanna, who was arrested on Oct. 21.
(Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff)
A defense lawyer argued yesterday that a Sudbury man was charged with terrorism after he refused to be an FBI informant and is now being prosecuted for voicing unpopular views that should be protected by the First Amendment. (Full article: 745 words)
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