A Statement of the USF Chapter

of the United Faculty of Florida

upon the Indictment of Professor Al-Arian

At the Feb. 21 USF Chapter meeting of UFF, the Chapter made the following resolution:

The United Faculty of Florida defends the contractual and due process rights of those it represents. Professor Sami Al-Arian is in the bargaining unit at the University of South Florida, and we defend his rights related to his job on campus, as we do for all faculty members.

Our only comment on the pending criminal case is to affirm the right of every person to be presumed innocent until proven guilty.