Visiting Aafia ... Why does it bother the authorities so much?..
On Sept 10, the US government finally allowed Aafia to have a visit with family after almost 2-1/2 years.
It had been hoped that after finally relenting to following their own rules, the BOP (Bureau of Prisons) would allow routine future visits on at least the 8 hours per month basis.
This hope was dashed last week when after hinting that a visit in October will be allowed, we were told that will not occur.
Generally, the BOP rules for prisoners in the most severe detention allow for 8 hours of visitation per month. Almost all prisoners convicted of what Aafia was charged with are allowed unlimited week-end visitation in communal settings.
But then, as the BOP itself has said: Normal rules do not apply to Aafia.
