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ACLU Asks Judge to Remove Muslim Groups From Co-Conspirators’ List

June 19, 2008, 12:54 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a motion to have two Muslim charities removed from the list of unindicted co-conspirators in a trial against the Holy Land Foundation, which is accused of funneling money to terrorists, reports The Dallas Morning News.

The Islamic Society of North America and the North American Islamic Trust argue that by including them on the list, the U.S. government has unfairly labeled them as terrorist supporters. Another group, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, has filed a similar request separately.

In 2007, five leaders of the now-defunct Holy Land Foundation were tried on charges that they sent millions of dollars to Hamas, a Palestinian militant operation designated as a terrorist group by the United States and Europe. The case ended in a mistrial, and the retrial is set for September 8, the News reports.

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