NY CITY COUNCIL MEMBER TO SUPPORT CHAPLAIN YEE
(NEW YORK, NY, 3/23/04) - On Wednesday, March 24, New York City Council
Member John Liu will hold a press conference in support of Muslim Army
Chaplain James (Yousef) Yee. Council Member Liu, joined by James Yee's
family, fellow city council members, the Justice for James Yee East Coast
Committee, and the New York Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic
Relations (CAIR-NY), will use the press conference as an opportunity to
raise awareness about Chaplain James Yee, and the larger issues of the loss
of civil liberties post 9/11.
WHEN: Wednesday, March 24 at 10:30 a.m.
WHERE: City Hall Steps, New York, NY
CONTACT: CAIR-NY, Firdos Abdul-Munim, (212) 870-2002, 347-277-4061,
cair-ny@cair-ny.com
Yee, was arrested on suspicion of espionage on September 10, 2003, after
working as a chaplain in Guantanamo Bay. He spent 76 days in solitary
confinement, and was later released on November 25, 2003. After the
postponement of a hearing by the US Army on five different occasions, the
criminal charges against Yee were dropped on March 20, 2004.
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Posted by shereen at March 23, 2004 09:17 PM