Shakir Hamoodi is serving three years in federal prison for sending money to help cover medical costs and basic necessities of family members in Iraq while the U.S. had sanctions on sending funds to that country during the Iraq war. Hamoodi was prosecuted as a terrorist, but it was found that he had only humanitarian interests in sending money overseas. There’s now a Columbia group working to reduce his sentence. Now, his attorney, Kansas City’s J.R. Hobbs, will talk about Hamoodi’s case and the role discrimination plays in federal prosecution.
Time/Date: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30
Location: MU School of Law, Hulston Hall, Room 7
Cost: Free
For more information:
http://www.insidecolumbia.net/August-2012/The-Complicated-Case-Of-Shakir-Hamoodi/
The presentation is sponsored by the Missouri Civil Liberties Association, the Bias-Free Columbia Coalition, and the Missouri Association for Social Welfare Human Rights Task Force