The prosecution apologised a few weeks later for misleading the court after claiming that there was a "pattern" of Pakistani men committing murder after they had been jilted. However, the prosecution "wash-cast" the same room full of people as "aiders and abetters" who could help Adnan run away to Pakistan, says Koenig. The defence argued that this community of doctors, teachers, lawyers and religious leaders were willing to supervise Adnan if he was released on bail and accompany him back to court. While Koenig does not buy this explanation, she examines the way Adnan's religion and culture were dealt with in court.Īt a bail hearing in March 1999, "bus loads" of people from Adnan's mosque came to support him. Adnan's mother, Shamim, believes her son is completely innocent and was "easy to target" by authorities because he is a Muslim.
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