it as moment of rage. he does con cede that honor killings do occur in tribal cultures throughout the islamic world but denies they are a big problem here in america. these are very isolated incident that it happen now and then it is like every other crime. how does he explain all that talk about honor in those jailhouse phone calls between mr. and mrs. al-maleki? i think they thought if they go with honor killing that might get out of jail like they do back home. so they thought the courts with be easier on them because of a culture from another part of the world? yes. we have seen some of the places that they will be more lenient if it is an honor killing or something like that. but that is quite stunning in itself to think that somebody in america could think that they could get a lighter sentence because they labeled it an honor killing?
this is a case about a man, the defendant who committed these horrific and oh so wrong crimes all in the name of his sense of honor. bill: by presenting the case as an honor killing record arguably made the job easier for the defense team. ladies and gentlemen, this is the father of noor. if they could convince even one member of the jury to reject that motive, al-maleki would almost certainly be acquitted of first-degree murder and avoid a life sentence. it is common for iraqi men to no longer be called by their first name when they have a job but to take the name of their child. with al-maleki sobbing in the background she told the jury that what happened was an accident. he hits the curves and goes up on the median and runs over
his life on this earth and all in the name of honor. when you made your closing arguments did you think i have got this case sewn up. i never had that level of confidence but i thought we had some jurors in our pocket. al-maleki s lawyer argued this was not a premeditated honor killing and at most his client was guilty of manslaughter because he simply intended to drive close enough to his daughter noor to spit on her. she is not scared of him harming her. she thinks he is going to do something else. spit, embarrass. call her a name. deliberations began. day one. no verdict. day two. they are still deliberating. day three. nothing. what were you thinking then? by that point, i was afraid
conceded that maybe i tried to scare her and then conceded that he did mean to hit h them. we moved from an accident to something that he intended to do. bill: the interrogation which would later play a big role in al-maleki s trial lasted for two hours. after it was over, al-maleki waived extradition and was put on a plane to phoenix. meanwhile, sahel al-maleki was allowed to visit her daughter noor with hospital security present. on november 2, 2009 doctors pronounced noor clinically brain dead. with her mother s consent noor was pulled off life support. while in this arizona jail faleh al-maleki made a series
bill: and record intended to make the jury confront that issue. in her mind, record would succeed only if the jury returned a verdict of first-degree murder. that meant the killing was premeditated by a man driven by a sense of shame and dishonor. even if the jury convicted al-maleki on the less serious charge of second-degree murder or even manslaughter it would be a devastating loss for record and a victory for al-maleki and his public defenders. ladies and gentlemen, one of the founding fathers of this country thomas jefferson has been quoted as saying nobody can acquire honor by doing what is wrong. bill: january 24, 2011. prosecutor record made her opening argument to the jury as al-maleki, the accused listened to an arabic translation.