“…Javed Iqbal, owner of Brooklyn-based television company HDTV Ltd., was arrested yesterday by United States government authorities for airing content from al-Manar (The Beacon). According to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Iqbal has been charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Government authorities also searched the HDTV Ltd. office and Iqbal’s home in Staten Island on suspicion of maintaining 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…”
The US Treasury department has the power to make it a federal crime to purchase access to satellite news services that they say are controlled by “terrorist” organizations. After you read the following article, you will know better than to purchase a subscription for “Al Manar”.
You have been warned.
Man Arrested For Broadcasting Hezbollah Television In New York