Qaeda Support Was Coerced, Lawyer Says
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A Columbia-trained physician accused of offering medical support to Al Qaeda was manipulated by a friend, his lawyer said yesterday.
The attorney, Edward Wilford, told a federal jury that Rafiq Sabir’s “American success story” has become a “nightmare.”
Prosecutors say Dr. Sabir swore loyalty to Osama bin Laden and offered to treat his injured fighters.
Dr. Sabir faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted.
