act at any time if given the right amount of pressure. When Eldawoody told him that he was part of a terrorist organization from his country and that he could produce the materials to build a subway bomb, Siraj jumped onto the idea, they claim. They dismissed any allegations that Siraj was duped into the crime, stating that he was trying to "play dumb" rather than admit to his actual intentions. The fiery statements he made regarding the United States and his anti-American sentiment made him a dangerous individual at best. Eldawoody testified that "The defendant said that if anyone did... [a rape or murder] to his family, he would do the same thing, meaning a suicide bomb." Verdict The jury reached a guilty verdict for all four charges brought against him, leading to four charges of bomb plotting and conspiracy. The defense's lead Defense Attorney, Martin Stolar, was disappointed and highly critical of the implications this case had for the civil rights of New Yorkers with these tactics being used by the NYPD. It represented the court precedent for a "police state" that gave the police license to instigate and eavesdrop on unfairly targeted people, especially Arab-Americans. He rejected any statements that this guilty verdict was a success in the war on terrorism, or that convicting Siraj had made New York safer. Conviction On January 8, 2007, a New York court sentenced Siraj to 30 years in prison. Siraj is housed in a highly restrictive Communication Management Unit. References External links Police: Bomb plot suspects scouted many sites, CNN American Muslims Islam and antisemitism American people imprisoned on charges of terrorism American people of Pakistani descent Pakistani Islamists Prisoners and detainees of New York (state) Living people Year of birth missing (living people)