Religious group sues state to get man accused in drug ring out of prison

http://www.wftv.com/news/local/religious-group-sues-state-to-get-man-accused-in-drug-ring-out-of-prison/496546435

religious group is suing the state of Florida on behalf of a man investigators called the ringleader of a marijuana-smuggling organization.

Terence Turbe is now serving a 12-year sentence after pleading no contest to drug trafficking and money-laundering charges in Orange County last year.

But his religious group claims the state had no right to prosecute him.

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A group out of Chicago called the Moorish Science Temple of America is suing the state, the governor and court officials on behalf of Turbe, calling him Mckoy Smith El.

“They have no jurisdiction over anything with the Moorish Science Temple of America," said Grand Sheik l. Love el, a leader of the group.

He said the temple is a "body politic" and members are a protected class of people in a religious society not subject to the laws of the country or state of Florida.
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Perry compared the group to self-proclaimed sovereign citizens, who are known to clog the court system and make similar claims to not fall under U.S. laws.

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Good luck with that....