However, the prosecution "wash-cast" the same room full of people as "aiders and abetters" who could help Adnan run away to Pakistan, says Koenig. The defence argued that this community of doctors, teachers, lawyers and religious leaders were willing to supervise Adnan if he was released on bail and accompany him back to court. While Koenig does not buy this explanation, she examines the way Adnan's religion and culture were dealt with in court.Īt a bail hearing in March 1999, "bus loads" of people from Adnan's mosque came to support him. Did discrimination play a part in Adnan's conviction?Īdnan's mother, Shamim, believes her son is completely innocent and was "easy to target" by authorities because he is a Muslim. She also reveals why Adnan's first trial collapsed. In this week's episode, Koenig looks at whether discrimination played a part in Adnan’s conviction and whether his defence lawyer Gutierrez "blew" the case. Her ex-boyfriend Adnan Syed was later convicted of her murder. The 18-year-old student's body was found in February 1999 strangled and buried in a shallow grave.
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