Justice Demanded for Indian American Teen Bombing Suspect
Supporters of Aakash Dalal gathered outside the New Jersey State Capitol in Trenton to demand fair treatment for the former Indian American Rutgers student who has been accused of throwing a series of bombs at synagogues. (Photo courtesy of Peter Kothari)
More than 300 people gathered outside the New Jersey State Capitol May 14 to demand fair treatment for Aakash Dalal, a former Rutgers State University student who has been held in solitary confinement for more than two years, for his alleged involvement in a series of bombings at four New Jersey synagogues.
The protesters urged New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to intervene with Bergen County, New Jersey prosecutors to set a trial date for the 19-year-old Indian American, who has spent every day since his arrest locked up in a solitary 8 x 6 cell, with rare moments of contact with others. He is being held on $4 million bail for allegedly conspiring with co-suspect Anthony Graziano for building and throwing four Molotov cocktail bombs at Jewish synagogues, from December 2011 to January 2012….
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