The article below was first printed in the Saint Pete Times.... it appears it has now been scrubbed.
This coincidentally occured after an article by ACT Jacksonville exposed Kharrum Wahid of CVA-PAC and Emerge USA and their ties to CAIR/HAMAS and it's attempt to influence local elections for the Jacksonville City Council, which was also immediately scrubbed from the CVA-PAC site once this went public.
CVA-PAC endorsed members who were not just sympathetic or voted for Parvez Ahmed (Former CAIR/HAMAS National Chairman) for Human Rights Commissioner, but who acted as advocates, like John Cresembeni and Bill Bishop (now V.P. of City Council).
ACT Jacksonville also shined light on the fact Kharrum Wahid acted as the CAIR/HAMAS Lawyer in Florida and Nationally as well as his Hotline in the article below, which has been dubbed by some as the Terrorist Hotline. His most famous case was that of Abu Ali, who is serving life for the attempted assination of President Bush and is currently representing Imam Khan of south Florida in a current terrorism case.
Kharrum, seems to be the Go To lawyer for the most high profile terrorist cases and is a frequent speaker at KNOWN MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD FRONT GROUPS, which is a disturbing pattern when his bias become evident.
This purpose of this re-post, is the so this information is not lost due to the apparent attempt to scrub this information from the web.
SAINT PETE TIMES
Hotline assists those who face terrorism queries
Volunteer lawyers offer legal advice to anyone who may be questioned about the Sept. 11 attacks.
©Associated Press
December 10, 2001
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Volunteer lawyers offer legal advice to anyone who may be questioned about the Sept. 11 attacks.
TALLAHASSEE -- A toll-free hotline offering legal help became available Sunday for individuals sought by Florida authorities for questioning about terrorism activity.
The 24-hour toll-free phone number provides advice to people of Muslim, Arab and South Asian descent targeted for questioning about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Hotline calls were forwarded to volunteer attorneys, Florida American Civil Liberties Union spokeswoman Alessandra Soler said Sunday.
"We want anybody who has been contacted by any law enforcement agency to know they're entitled to legal representation," Soler said. "Anybody who knows somebody who has been contacted, a family member or friend, should put us in touch with them."
The ACLU and Council on American-Islamic Relations are also distributing brochures in English, Spanish and Arabic advising people about their rights.
Working with the U.S. Justice Department, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is seeking "voluntary" interviews with 546 men in the state on nonimmigrant visas who "fit the criteria of persons who might have knowledge of foreign-based terrorists."
"We want to make sure that once they're there and cooperating there's someone looking after their interest as well because clearly the investigators have their own agenda," said Khurrum Wahid, director of civil rights for CAIR's Florida office.
The FDLE also promised that its agents wouldn't bring INS agents with them and wouldn't question individuals about their immigration status.
"None of the individuals to be interviewed are suspected of involvement in any crime, and they will not be treated as criminals," FDLE Commissioner James T. "Tim" Moore said in a letter to community leaders. "Interviews will be consensual and our officers will respect each individual's rights, culture and religious beliefs."
The U.S. Justice Department provided the state with a list of men ages 18 to 33 who come from the Middle East and other countries and entered the United States after Jan. 1, 2000.
But the state has experienced difficulty getting more information from the INS, which said local officers do not have the authority to detain someone just because they are in the country illegally.
"We have suspended way too many civil rights already," said John Ovink, a Tampa immigration attorney.
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