More True Tales of the New Police

Terry Hughes is an extreme anti-Bush chemical engineer who was arrested and left in jail while his “elderly father succumbed to illness”.

Hughes first caught the eye of terrorism investigators in mid-August 2002, when a “confidential informant” showed them a copy of an e-mail Hughes allegedly sent to someone in Virginia, according to court papers. … The e-mail, which is only partly disclosed in court papers, mentions the author’s “chemical knowledge” and his purchase of an M-16. Hughes denies sending the e-mail or buying the rifle.
“Confidential informant?” he snaps. “There is no confidential informant. Apparently, I sent a threatening e-mail to X, who sent it to Y, who was scared. I don’t know anybody named X or Y. Given the U.S. legal system, you don’t find these things out.”

Isn’t one of the precepts of the American justice system that you get to know who is accusing you?

Posted by etrigan at November 18, 2003 5:49 AM