January 26, 2010, New York, NY – International Justice Network attorneys have been monitoring the trial of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, which began on January 19, and continues this week in U.S. Federal Court in the Southern District of New York.

Tina M. Foster, Executive Director the International Justice Network and spokesperson for Muhammad Siddiqui, Aafia’s brother, issued the following statement today on behalf of her U.S.-based family:

The prosecution's case further unraveled today when US Army Sergeant Lamont Williams testified that the female army medic who treated Aafia wasn't in the room when the alleged incident occurred.  This directly contradicted the medic's own testimony yesterday, in which she claimed to be in the room and witnessed Aafia holding the M4 rifle.  The prosecution is expected to rest by tomorrow afternoon, and the defense will likely call their first witness.