Retrial in Muslim Charity Case Starts This Week

Federal prosecutors are returning to a court in Dallas this week to argue their case against the Holy Land Foundation, a Texas charity with alleged links to the militant Palestinian group Hamas, reports The Washington Post.

A previous case ended almost a year ago in a mistrial after jurors were deadlocked on charges against four of the five defendants.

Prosecutors say that five men affiliated with the group raised more than $12-million to support overseas suicide bombings. Prosecutors have streamlined the case, dismissing 29 charges each for two key defendants and focusing on counts of conspiracy to finance terrorism and conspiracy to commit money laundering, reports the newspaper.

In attacking the government’s case during the first trial, the defense said there was no evidence that private donations went to finance terrorist activities.

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