POLICING
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Date:
, United States v. Ahmed Abu Ali
• The plaintiff: The united states
• Defendant: Ahmed Abu Ali is a 37-year-old American citizen of Jordanian
• What: The plaintiff was convicted with material support and terrorism
charges
• Where: The defendant was arrested, detained, and tortured for intelligence
purposes at the command of the United States. The plaintiff was then
extradited to the Eastern District of Virginia to face charges
• When and How: In 2003, while studying at the University of Medina, the
defendant was arrested for claims that he was affiliating with a terrorist
group―al-Faq‘asi