Illustration of the courtroom during the Uhuru 3 trial

Uhuru 3 Trial—Day Five: FBI lead investigator exposed

Tampa, Florida—On Monday, September 9, 2024, the free speech trial of Chairman Omali Yeshitela, Penny Hess and Jesse Nevel began its second week. Proceedings were delayed because two jurors had not arrived. One of the missing jurors arrived late and then at 9:45am, Judge William Jung declared that he would give the other absent juror 30 more minutes and then would remove her from the jury. Attorney Mutaqee Akbar raised the fact that the missing juror was the only African on the jury. He asked the judge to replace her with the sole African juror in the pool of alternates who…

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Illustration of the courtroom during the Uhuru 3 trial

Uhuru 3 Trial—Day Five: FBI lead investigator exposed

Tampa, Florida—On Monday, September 9, 2024, the free speech trial of Chairman Omali Yeshitela, Penny Hess and Jesse Nevel began its second week. Proceedings were delayed because two jurors had not arrived. One of the missing jurors arrived late and then at 9:45am, Judge William Jung declared that he would give the other absent juror 30 more minutes and then would remove her from the jury. Attorney Mutaqee Akbar raised the fact that the missing juror was the only African on the jury. He asked the judge to replace her with the sole African juror in the pool of alternates who…

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Tercer día: Mentiras, rumores y especulaciones del FBI

En la tercera jornada del juicio por libertad de expresión contra los 3 de Uhuru (Uhuru 3), los partidarios de la libertad de expresión siguieron llenando el tribunal. Casi 100 personas se sentaron en el sala del juzgado 17, la más grande del Tribunal Federal de Tampa. Más simpatizantes observaban desde la sala adicional de la 3ª planta….

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