Update on that Amazonas guy...

[mastermesh]

Javed Iqbal

Javed Iqbal operated a satellite television business out of his home in Staten Island, New York, and out of a storefront in Brooklyn. In August 2006, Iqbal's home was raided by the FBI after it was alleged that he provided satellite broadcasts from a television station controlled by Hezbollah. Iqbal's satellite company, HDTV Corp., was registered with the Federal Communications Commission. The case was prosecuted under the Patriot Act.

On December 23, 2008, Iqbal pleaded guilty and agreed to serve up to six and a half years in prison. He will be sentenced on March 24, 2009. (December 23, 2008)

Anyone know if he ever got out of jail? I'd assume his 6 months are up?... Surely they can't keep him in jail for the full 6 years... If they can, seems like a big violation of free speech.

He was really dumb to put Al Manar on there, but he had some interesting junk in the other FTA channels. Curious if he's out and is planning on going back in to business someday? Might make it neat to see a few more FTA channels. That ol Tom and Jerry that he always had going was somewhat funny.

 

[John Popper]

If they threw the Patriot Act at him I don't think he's gonna be out before those six and a half years

 

[turbosat]

If they threw the Patriot Act at him I don't think he's gonna be out before those six and a half years

Unless he was Lindsay Lohan !

 

[John Popper]

Unless he was Lindsay Lohan !

LiLo's shenanigans do not warrant being thrown the Patriot Act

 

[guapoharry]

France, Spain and Germany also banned Al Manar
Al-Manar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Freedom of speech, limitations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia