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Aafia Siddiqui: Doctor accused of terrorism calls for presidential pardon before Biden hands over to Trump
A Pakistani neuroscientist held in US custody has told Sky News she has hope she will be freed after "new evidence" emerged which may suggest her innocence.
Dr Aafia Siddiqui, 52, was once one of the most wanted women in the world for her alleged links to al Qaeda's leadership and was jailed for 86 years in for attempting to murder an FBI agent in Afghanistan.
Dr Siddiqui, dubbed "Lady al Qaeda" by her critics, has maintained her innocence and hopes the tide could now be turning.
"I hope I am not forgotten, and I hope that one day soon I will be released," she exclusively told Sky News, through her lawyer.
"I am a victim of injustice, pure and simple.
Every day is torture it is not easy."
She added: "One day,Inshallah (God-willing), I will be released from this torment."
Dr Siddiqui's lawyer, Clive Stafford Smith, is calling on outgoing US President Joe Biden