Law Practice
Oct. 9, 2008
Anti-Terrorism Laws Create Legal Quagmire
A Sri Lankan immigrant who paid kidnappers a ransom for his freedom is stuck in a legal quagmire created by laws intended to prosecute terrorists but increasingly used against refugees fleeing violence.
Daily Journal Staff Writer SAN DIEGO - A Sri Lankan immigrant who paid kidnappers a ransom for his freedom is stuck in a legal quagmire created by laws intended to prosecute terrorists but increasingly used against refugees fleeing violence. The $500 ransom that he paid to rebels provided "material support" to a terrorist group, the federal government maintains. Sitting in a San Diego-area home, Kumar tugs at a black ele...
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