The court mandates updates to government records, the lifting of all restrictions, including travel and the destruction of any biometric data related to the quashed convictions.
What happened since the Court of Appeals ruling in January?
After the Appeals Court quashed the remaining convictions against Sheikh Ali Al-Timimi, the government asked for time to decide whether it would request a rehearing. They were given an extension, but ultimately did not file for rehearing before the deadline.
As a result, the Court of Appeals’ decision became final and the case was sent back to the District Court to carry out the ruling.
Today, the District Court entered a Judgment of Acquittal on all counts.
All ten counts of the indictment have now been quashed and Sheikh Ali stands fully acquitted with no convictions to his name.
Alhamdulillah. After more than 20 years, this case has finally ended in complete acquittal.
