Many leading lawyers have given Aamer Anwar their backing. Liz Davies, Chair of the Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers, says:

 "The Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers fully supports Aamer Anwar at his forthcoming trial. Aamer is known to us as a brave, committed, utterly professional lawyer of the highest standing. It's hard to see that these charges are anything but politically motivated and we stand shoulder to shoulder with him in resisting them. At a time when the government and parts of the legal profession are prepared to ride rough-shod over our civil liberties, we need lawyers who are prepared to defend unpopular cases and stand up for the rights of the individual. Without those lawyers, there will be more miscarriages of justice." 

Paddy Hill agrees. He says: 

"In a world where more people are seen as suspects, the need for human rights lawyers has never been more crucial." 

Liz Davies and Paddy Hill are amongst the signatories to an open letter supporting Aamer Anwar. Other signatories include veteran Labour politician Tony Benn, former Guantanamo prisoner Moazzam Begg, lawyers Gareth Peirce and Imran Khan, MSPs Shirley-Ann Somerville and Bill Wilson, MP Mohammed Sarwar, and Massoud Shadhareh, chair of the Islamic Human Rights Commission.

Campaigners are expected to deliver the letter to the Scottish Parliament next week.Aamer Anwar has in recent years been a prominent opponent of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Stop the War Coalition has given its support to him and Nicola Fisher, Chair of Glagow Stop the War Coalition, will be speaking at Saturday's meeting. 

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See also: SACC Press Release 21 April  University and College staff join writer Iain Banks in backing Aamer Anwar