Man arrested for broadcasting Hezbollah television in New York
{{date|August 24, 2006}}

Javed Iqbal, owner of [[Brooklyn, New York|Brooklyn]]-based television company HDTV Ltd., was arrested yesterday by {{w|Federal government of the United States|United States government authorities}} for airing content from {{w|Al-Manar}} (The Beacon).  According to the {{w|United States Department of the Treasury|U.S. Department of the Treasury}}, Iqbal has been charged with {{w|Conspiracy (crime)|conspiracy}} to violate the {{w|International Emergency Economic Powers Act}}.  Government authorities also {{w|Search warrant|searched}} the HDTV Ltd. office and Iqbal's home in {{w|Staten Island}} on suspicion of maintaining {{w|Satellite dish|satellite dishes}}.

According to documents filed in U.S. District Court in [[Manhattan]], the arrest followed a tip from a confidential source in February.  A lawyer representing Iqbal, Mustapha Ndanusa, described the accusations against his client &mdash; violating U.S. law by providing news outlets to people with a satellite dish &mdash; as "completely ridiculous".  If convicted, Iqbal faces up to five years in prison.

Al-Manar was launched by [[Hezbollah]] in 1991.  The U.S. Department of the Treasury has declared al-Manar a Specially Designated Global Terrorist entity pursuant to {{w|Executive Order 13224}}, which criminalizes business conduct with al-Manar and prohibits their access to American news outlets.  [[France]] and [[Spain]] have also prohibited al-Manar broadcasts.  Transmission of al-Manar broadcasts in North America via {{w|Intelsat}} have been blocked since December 17, 2004, when the {{w|United States Department of State|U.S. Department of State}} placed al-Manar on the {{w|U.S. State Department list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations|Terrorist Exclusion List}}.

The criminality of Iqbal actions are also subject to the {{w|First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First Amendment}} rights of the [[United States Constitution|U.S. Constitution]], which states in part, "Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press..."

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== Sources ==
{{wikipediapars|[[w:Al-Manar|Al-Manar]] and [[w:International Emergency Economic Powers Act|International Emergency Economic Powers Act]]}}
{{wikisourcepar|United States Constitution}}

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*{{source|url=http://www.forbes.com/business/services/feeds/ap/2006/08/24/ap2972211.html
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|date=August 24, 2006}}

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Javed Iqbal, owner of Brooklyn-based television company HDTV Ltd., was arrested yesterday by United States government authorities for airing content from United States Department of the Treasury|U.S. Department of the Treasury, Iqbal has been charged with conspiracy to violate the Search warrant|searched the HDTV Ltd. office and Iqbal's home in Satellite dish|satellite dishes.

According to documents filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, the arrest followed a tip from a confidential source in February.  A lawyer representing Iqbal, Mustapha Ndanusa, described the accusations against his client — violating U.S. law by providing news outlets to people with a satellite dish — as "completely ridiculous".  If convicted, Iqbal faces up to five years in prison.

Al-Manar was launched by Hezbollah in 1991.  The U.S. Department of the Treasury has declared al-Manar a Specially Designated Global Terrorist entity pursuant to Intelsat have been blocked since December 17, 2004, when the U.S. Department of State placed al-Manar on the Terrorist Exclusion List.

The criminality of Iqbal actions are also subject to the First Amendment rights of the U.S. Constitution, which states in part, "Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press..."

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