Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami
Directed by Jeff BlecknerPG
1988 2h 14m[Drama](/on-demand/category/drama), [TV Movie](/on-demand/category/tv-movie)6.57.0
An Palestinian terrorist is smuggled out of West Beirut by American secret forces, he is charged with conspiracy to commit murder and killing five innocent people including a five-year-old child. An unprecedented trial commences as he is charged under a new Federal statute declaring murder of American civilians overseas a felony. Resnick, a Law Professor at a prestigious university hasn't fought a case in years. But he is one of the all time best defense lawyers in the country. He hesitantly takes the case. A battle between two of the most brilliant legal minds in the country gets underway in a trial intended as a showcase for American justice.
