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Aakash is a 20 year old Rutgers College student, without any prior criminal record, who has been in the Bergen County Jail, spending 21 hours a day in solitary confinement, for the last 150 days. The primary charge against Aakash is regarding his alleged involvement in throwing Molotov cocktails at a synagogue in Bergen County. The attack on the synagogue in fact was carried out by another individual who is currently under arrest and awaiting trial. Aakash was in New Hampshire campaigning for Ron Paul in the 2012 Republican Presidential Primary on that day.
The original bail of $2.5 million was reduced by the appellate court to $1 million in recognition of the unjust bail amount. Just as the Dalal family was to post the bail, the Prosecutor arrested Aakash on new allegations of a so-called “conspiracy” to kill the prosecutor assigned to the case from a convicted felon who is a “bloods gang member” facing deportation. As a result, the court imposed more bail on the case.
This petition is not meant to address Aakash's guilt or innocence but to address the extremely high bail amount and the current conditions to which Aakash is subjected to at the Bergen County Jail.
Aakash's constitutional rights are being repeatedly violated during this Pre-trial phase. Specifically, he is being kept in solitary confinement for 21 hours a day. In addition, he remains jailed on $4 Million bail ($3 Million of which is required in cash or cash equivalent). By way of comparison, bail wasn't set this high even for those associated with providing assistance to the 9/11 terrorists.
The extremely high bail amount is in direct violation of Aakash's constitutional rights under the 8th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
Please stop this Injustice. Lower the BAIL
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September 3, 2012
The massive support we have gathered proves that people see through the desperate games the Bergen County Prosecutor is playing against Aakash. Watching this momentum build makes it clear that the public refuses to ignore these state-sanctioned abuses.
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2 years of solitary confinement without a trial is already a sentence without a trial. It is worth looking into how common a practice it is in our judiciary, and what justification is there to it.
I think keeping Aakash in prison is not fair without trial. If there is a case prosecutor should file the charges with sufficient evidences and start the case. This country is known for real justice. How is this happening here?
I Request Fair trial for Aakash and lower the bail. Please respect the constitution And judiciary that states innocent until proven guilty. Give him a fair trial.
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
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Aakash is a 20 year old Rutgers College student, without any prior criminal record, who has been in the Bergen County Jail, spending 21 hours a day in solitary confinement, for the last 150 days. The primary charge against Aakash is regarding his alleged involvement in throwing Molotov cocktails at a synagogue in Bergen County. The attack on the synagogue in fact was carried out by another individual who is currently under arrest and awaiting trial. Aakash was in New Hampshire campaigning for Ron Paul in the 2012 Republican Presidential Primary on that day.
The original bail of $2.5 million was reduced by the appellate court to $1 million in recognition of the unjust bail amount. Just as the Dalal family was to post the bail, the Prosecutor arrested Aakash on new allegations of a so-called “conspiracy” to kill the prosecutor assigned to the case from a convicted felon who is a “bloods gang member” facing deportation. As a result, the court imposed more bail on the case.
This petition is not meant to address Aakash's guilt or innocence but to address the extremely high bail amount and the current conditions to which Aakash is subjected to at the Bergen County Jail.
Aakash's constitutional rights are being repeatedly violated during this Pre-trial phase. Specifically, he is being kept in solitary confinement for 21 hours a day. In addition, he remains jailed on $4 Million bail ($3 Million of which is required in cash or cash equivalent). By way of comparison, bail wasn't set this high even for those associated with providing assistance to the 9/11 terrorists.
The extremely high bail amount is in direct violation of Aakash's constitutional rights under the 8th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
Please stop this Injustice. Lower the BAIL
Updates
September 3, 2012
The massive support we have gathered proves that people see through the desperate games the Bergen County Prosecutor is playing against Aakash. Watching this momentum build makes it clear that the public refuses to ignore these state-sanctioned abuses.
4 Comments
We have a constitutional right to a speedy trial. Regardless of the charges, the defendant cannot be held indefinitely in solitary confinement as he waits for our "justice" system to work. He should be moved immediately into the general prison population.
2 years of solitary confinement without a trial is already a sentence without a trial. It is worth looking into how common a practice it is in our judiciary, and what justification is there to it.
I think keeping Aakash in prison is not fair without trial. If there is a case prosecutor should file the charges with sufficient evidences and start the case. This country is known for real justice. How is this happening here?
I Request Fair trial for Aakash and lower the bail. Please respect the constitution And judiciary that states innocent until proven guilty. Give him a fair trial.
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We have a constitutional right to a speedy trial. Regardless of the charges, the defendant cannot be held indefinitely in solitary confinement as he waits for our "justice" system to work. He should be moved immediately into the general prison population.