| 词条 | Tarek Mehanna |
| 释义 |
| name = Tarek Mehanna | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = | birth_place = Pennsylvania | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = American | other_names = | known_for = his translation of jihadist documents resulted in a conviction of providing material support to terrorism | occupation = pharmacist }}Tarek Mehanna is an American pharmacist convicted of conspiracy to provide material support to al Qaeda, providing material support to terrorists (and conspiracy to do so), conspiracy to commit murder in a foreign country, conspiracy to make false statements to the FBI, and two counts of making false statements. He was sentenced in April 2012 to 17 years in federal prison.[1] Early lifeMehanna was born in Pennsylvania[2] and grew up in Sudbury, Massachusetts, a small town near Boston. His parents emigrated to the United States from Egypt in 1980.[3] Terrorist activitiesIn 2004, Mehanna spent two weeks in Yemen, where prosecutors proved that he tried but failed to seek out training in a militant training camp, with the aim of going to Iraq fighting with Iraqis against the US-led invasion and occupation. When he returned to the US, Mehanna began to translate and post online materials described by prosecutors as Al-Qaeda propaganda.[4] Mehanna has said that he supports the right of Muslims to defend themselves.[5] His lawyers argued that his internet activities were protected under the U.S. First Amendment.[6] Trial and convictionUS Attorney Carmen Ortiz led the prosecution of Mehanna. In April 2012, Mehanna was sentenced in federal court in Boston on four terrorism-related charges and three others related to lying to FBI and other U.S. federal officials. Before his sentence was determined, he made a statement described by journalists as "eloquent,"[5] and "passionate,"[7] the text of which was afterwards widely circulated online.[8][9]Following Mehanna's sentencing, the ACLU released a statement saying that the suppression of unpopular ideas is contrary to American values, and that the verdict undermines the First Amendment.[10] Specifically, it stated, "Under the government's theory of the case, ordinary people--including writers and journalists, academic researchers, translators, and even ordinary web surfers--could be prosecuted for researching or translating controversial and unpopular ideas." Mehanna appealed his case to the First Circuit Court of Appeals[11] — he lost. Judge Bruce Selya, writing for the 3-judge panel, found for the Government, saying that Mehanna had been "fairly tried, justly convicted, and lawfully sentenced."[12] "We think it virtually unarguable that rational jurors could find that the defendant and his associates went abroad to enlist in a terrorist training camp," the opinion said.[12] Oral argument for the appeal was held on July 30, 2013 in Boston,[13] and the opinion issued on Nov. 13 of that year. At oral argument, Mehanna's side was argued by P. Sabin Willett, and the United States was represented by Liza Collery of the Department of Justice.[14] Mehanna appealed his case to the Supreme Court on March 17, 2014.[15] On March 18, 2014, Lyle Denniston of Scotusblog profiled the case, focusing on the Supreme Court appeal. The Supreme Court has the discretion to choose whether or not to review cases from lower courts, and has no obligation to explain these decisions. The Department of Justice's response brief was filed on July 25, 2014.[16] Denniston reported that Mehanna's lawyers would argue that while Mehanna was philosophically sympathetic to the tenets of al Qaeda, his translation of the documents was spontaneous — was not done at anyone's request, and this meant the translations weren't part of al Qaeda's operations. On October 6, 2014, the Court announced that it declined to review the case, thereby upholding Mehanna's conviction. [17]See also
References{{wikisource|Sentencing Statement of Tarek Mehanna}}1. ^{{cite web|title=USA v. Mehanna et al|author=FBI|url=https://www.fbi.gov/boston/press-releases/2012/tarek-mehanna-sentenced-in-boston-to-17-years-in-prison-on-terrorism-related-charges|quote=Tarek Mehanna Sentenced in Boston to 17 Years in Prison on Terrorism-Related Charges |date=April 12, 2012|accessdate=Mar 24, 2014}} 2. ^{{cite news|last=Lovering|first=Daniel|title=Massachusetts man convicted of aiding al Qaeda to be sentenced|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/12/us-usa-security-mehanna-idUSBRE83B0RE20120412|accessdate=17 April 2012|newspaper=Reuters U.S. Edition|date=12 April 2012}} 3. ^{{cite news|title=US man gets 17 years prison on terror charges|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i4ZtgKNlJkGSgh30c4G20VbUs6eQ?docId=CNG.d14710124aa663bbefb607c73e872293.301|accessdate=17 April 2012|newspaper= Agence France Presse |date=13 April 2012}} 4. ^{{cite news|last=Crimaldi|first=Laura|title=US man sentenced in plot to help al-Qaida |url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/International/2012/Apr-12/170089-us-man-sentenced-in-plot-to-help-al-qaida.ashx#axzz1sHfpJRr4|accessdate=17 April 2012|newspaper= The Daily Star (Lebanon) |date=12 April 2012}} 5. ^1 {{cite news|last=Caputi|first=Ross|title=Tarek Mehanna: punished for speaking truth to power|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/cifamerica/2012/apr/16/tarek-mehanna-punished-speaking-truth|accessdate=17 April 2012|newspaper= The Guardian |date=16 April 2012}} 6. ^{{cite news|last=Ariosto|first=David|title=Man gets 17½-year prison term in Massachusetts terror case|url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/12/justice/massachusetts-terror-conviction/|accessdate=17 April 2012|newspaper= CNN |date=12 April 2012}} 7. ^{{cite news|last=Holmes|first=Rick|title=RICK HOLMES: Incapacitating Tarek Mehanna|url=http://www.tauntongazette.com/news/x1221872996/RICK-HOLMES-Incapacitating-Tarek-Mehanna|accessdate=17 April 2012|newspaper= Taunton Daily Gazette |date=16 April 2012}} 8. ^{{cite news|last=Greenwald|first=Glenn | authorlink = Glenn Greenwald |title=The real criminals in the Tarek Mehanna case|url=http://www.salon.com/2012/04/13/the_real_criminals_in_the_tarek_mehanna_case/singleton/|accessdate=17 April 2012|newspaper= Salon magazine |date=13 April 2012}} 9. ^{{cite news|last=Valencia|first=Milton J.|title=Mehanna gets more than 17 years in jail|url=http://articles.boston.com/2012-04-13/metro/31328842_1_terrorism-charges-free-speech-courtroom|accessdate=17 April 2012|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=13 April 2012}} 10. ^{{cite web|title=Mehanna Verdict Compromises First Amendment, Undermines National Security |url=https://www.aclu.org/free-speech/mehanna-verdict-compromises-first-amendment-undermines-national-security|publisher=American Civil Liberties Union|accessdate=17 April 2012}} 11. ^{{cite web|title=USA v. Mehanna et al|author=United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts|url=http://ecf.mad.uscourts.gov/|archiveurl=https://archive.org/download/gov.uscourts.mad.119881/gov.uscourts.mad.119881.docket.html|archivedate=July 3, 2013|quote=#433: NOTICE OF APPEAL by Tarek Mehanna in re 432 Judgment|date=April 13, 2013|accessdate=July 3, 2013}} 12. ^1 {{cite web|title=Opinion: USA v. Mehanna|author=United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit|date=Nov 13, 2013}} 13. ^{{cite web|title=US v. Mehanna|author=United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit|url=http://ecf.ca1.uscourts.gov|archiveurl=https://archive.org/download/gov.uscourts.ca1.12-1461/gov.uscourts.ca1.12-1461.docket.html|archivedate=July 3, 2013|quote="CASE calendared: Tuesday, 07/30/2013 AM Boston, MA Panel Courtroom."|date=June 18, 2013|accessdate=July 3, 2013}} 14. ^{{cite web|title=US v. Mehanna|author=United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit|url=http://ecf.ca1.uscourts.gov|archiveurl=https://archive.org/download/gov.uscourts.ca1.12-1461/gov.uscourts.ca1.12-1461.docket.html|archivedate=July 3, 2013|quote=DESIGNATION of attorney presenting oral argument filed by Attorney Peter Sabin Willett for Appellant Tarek Mehanna|date=June 19, 2013}} 15. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.supremecourt.gov/Search.aspx?FileName=/docketfiles/13-1125.htm|title=No. 13-1125: Mehanna v. United States|author=Supreme Court of the United States|accessdate=March 24, 2014}} 16. ^{{cite web|title=Tarek Mehanna v. United States: Brief for the United States in Opposition (cert. stage)|url=https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/1236186-doj-cert-reply-of-july-25-2014.html|author=United States Solicitor General|date=July 25, 2014}} 17. ^{{cite web|title=Order list: 547 U.S.|url=https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/100614zor.pdf|date=October 6, 2014}} }} External links
7 : 1982 births|Living people|American people imprisoned on charges of terrorism|American people of Egyptian descent|American pharmacists|Prisoners and detainees of the United States federal government|Islamic fundamentalism in the United States |
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