Munir pleads not guilty
After facing charges of using the computer for criminal behavior, an MSU visiting research associate from the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center had his plea entered as not guilty at his hearing Thursday, as he wished to remain mute.
Iqbal Munir is facing charges for illegal use of the Internet and child sexually abusive activity. He allegedly made plans for a sexual meeting with who he believed was a 14-year-old girl after talking with her online.
If convicted, Munir could face prison time and deportation.
A docking conference has been scheduled for July 21 at the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice in Detroit, giving Munir time to discuss possible immigration issues.
He is allowed to continue using MSU computers for his research, but cannot have contact with minors or use any social networking sites.
Published on Thursday, July 3, 2008
Comments
LansingTrucker
07/04/08 @ 11:21am
if you ask me We should deport Him at once and take his right to travel the World away. I tought Mulism was a pleacefull rel. I guess safe of young females isn’tt important to Muslisms. That right Most Mulism countrys Ladys dont have rights. DEPORT HIM NOW
Waldo
07/05/08 @ 9:19am
Right, because all the guys you see on “To Catch A Predator” are Muslims. Chew on that that on for a while Mr. Trucker.
SpartanGrad'79
07/05/08 @ 9:36am
My nephew spent 13 months in Iraq as a US Soldier. He was an officer for the US Army (since retired — lucky guy). During his stay in Iraq, he dealt with the locals in setting up internet service there. He said the Iraqi men (all Muslim) he met, spent half their time on their prayer rugs, then would no more than get their prayers finished, and would turn around and surf the internet for porn. Maybe the Koran doesn’t have a “do not covet thy neighbor’s wife” section.
wow...
07/05/08 @ 12:29pm
Ok Lansing Trucker,
If you spout your ignorance on a public forum, you open yourself up to criticism. In short – stick to driving a truck. The audience of the Statenews is largely an academic one. We do things like read books, and we know how to type in a grammatically correct fashion.
First of all, “Muslim” is not a religion. Islam is a religion. Secondly, I don’t know that what this man did is equated to the opposite of “peaceful.”
That said, does anything in this article state that the man is a Muslim? Nothing that I saw. And if he is, does that therefore associate his abhorrant action with his religion? Because when I read your embarassing post, I didn’t immediately associate YOUR ignorance with YOUR religion. For what reason, apart from prejudice, would you do this to someone else?
Spartangrad79, “My nephew spent 13 months in Iraq” – nobody cares. And the Judeo-Christian ethic that you are referring to comes from the 10 Commandments. Which means that it IS in the Koran. Again, why are you equating a man’s illegal and immoral action with what you percieve his religion to be? And what makes you so sure that he is a Muslim?
I honestly would have expected more from a MSU grad. What an emarassment. I feel like my own degree from MSU has been somewhat discredited by association with your alarming ignorance. Shame on you.
Humanity
07/06/08 @ 9:05am
SpartanGrad’79,
Growing up in Catholic school, I can’t tell you how many Playboys and Penthouses circulated (before the Internet made it even easier).
Luckyly, I never ran into the pedophile priests.
SpartanGrad'79
07/09/08 @ 11:23pm
Humanity — And are you saying that because you grew up in a Catholic School (as did I) and Playboys and Penthouses were available, that excuses this man’s behavior of trying to pick up a teenage girl?
And for Wow — I pity you for saying “who cares” that my nephew spent 13 months in Iraq. That tells me you wouldn’t have the integrity to defend your nation. What a piece of work you are. Good luck in the future — you will need it when the Taliban comes ashore and beheads you too!!