Her attorney said the video shows the Oklahoma woman being questioned by FBI agents about her social media posts. One of the alleged FBI agents is seen on video admitting that he grilled Americans about their social media posts “all day, every day.”
Laura Abdel-Jawad reportedly confronted FBI agents at her home in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Ms Abdel-Jawad uploaded footage of her alleged encounter with government officials to her own Facebook page.
Mr. Abdel-Jawad asked the agent for his credentials, but the agent refused. Investigators did not provide the woman’s name when asked.
FBI agents reportedly questioned Abdel-Jawad about his social media posts.
Investigators said they were “concerned” about her Facebook posts.
Investigators told Abdel-Jawad that Facebook flagged some of her social media posts and provided screenshots of the content to the FBI.
Abdel-Jawad replied: “So, since we no longer live in a free country, does that mean we can’t say what we want?”
The alleged investigator responded, “No, that’s absolutely true. So we’re not here to arrest you or anything like that.”
She replied: “Well, you can’t arrest me for free speech. We live in America, so you can’t come and talk to me about me exercising my free speech.” It’s a little weird that you want to do that.”
“We do this all day, every day. This is just an effort to keep everyone safe and make sure no one has malicious intent or malicious intent or anything like that,” the agent said.
“All I did was express my personal opinion on a public social media platform and exercise my rights as an American citizen,” the woman said.
Abdel-Jawad has vowed not to discuss the posts with the FBI unless a lawyer is present.
“I’m never going to talk to you,” she declared.
that woman claimed She checked with local police and confirmed that the people who confronted her were FBI agents.
The FBI defended the investigation, saying: washington times“Every day, the FBI engages with the public to further our mission of protecting Americans and defending the U.S. Constitution. We engage only in activities protected by the First Amendment. The FBI is committed to ensuring that our operations are carried out for legitimate law enforcement or national security purposes and to upholding the constitutional rights of all Americans. It is working. ”
Abdel-Jawad regularly posts anti-Israel and pro-Palestinian content on Facebook.
“I am a proud American Muslim and will not be intimidated to stand up for the voiceless and vulnerable, defend the Constitution and exercise my right to free speech,” Abdel-Jawad wrote on Facebook. “I will not be intimidated by anyone,” he wrote.
fox news According to the report, “It is unclear which posts drew the attention of the FBI, but Abdel-Jawad last week criticized the ongoing war between Israeli forces and Hamas terrorists in Gaza, including calling Israel ‘Israeli hell.’ He made a series of posts expressing his dissatisfaction.”
Facebook parent company Meta said law enforcement agencies may submit requests for user information.
“When responding to a matter involving imminent harm to a child or risk of death or serious injury to a person and requesting the release of information without delay, a law enforcement officer may submit a request through the Law Enforcement Online Request System. ” said Mehta. said It’s in the help section.
In other cases, law enforcement requires a subpoena, court order, or search warrant to access a Facebook user’s account.
Abdel-Jawad’s Facebook is public and anyone can view it.
according to tech radarthe US government requested data from 236,000 Meta users in 2022, and the social media giant provided “at least some information in over 88% of cases.”
Abdel-Jawad’s lawyer is Hassan Shibley, founder of Muslim Legal. find “Islamic solutions to the legal needs of Muslim communities.”
Sibley I have written The X social media platform says, “You have the right to never speak to the FBI without an attorney.”
He also advised his client to stay at home and not force FBI agents to obtain a search warrant.
Sibley said reason“What they did was wrong. Realistically, I don’t know what kind of situation the community is in and whether they can afford to go after them. Instead, it’s okay. Keep exercising. If they contact you, say, “Again, they’re going to hear directly from us. We’re going to deal with it. We’re going to rein them in.” ”
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