"I'm really confused about this whole plea issue," Abdelrahman said.
But even as he made the plea he issued a statement, saying "I did this because I believe people have a right to know what governments and corporations are doing behind closed doors.
The judge didn't bow to Lawler's pleas and issued the restraining order.
The mercy-plea issue arose at the 1999 trial in Syracuse of James F. Cahill 3rd, whose lawyers admitted he gave his wife a lethal dose of poison while she was recovering in a hospital from a severe beating he had administered with a baseball bat.
The fragility of this country was part of the message the Taliban government conveyed in a plea for restraint issued late tonight.
Instead, they have issued pleas to the public to respect Mr. Mandela's privacy.
The rebels have issued pleas for help, saying they are running out of ammunition.
In recent days, Trayvon's parents, Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton, have issued pleas for police officials to take action, and social media campaigns, chiefly on the Web site change.org., have pushed for the justice system to act.
And with more rain forecast for all but that part of the country, increasing the likelihood of more flash floods and landslides, government officials issued pleas for international aid.
He issued pleas for help across western Europe, including one to Pope Urban II, which brought with it the offer to unite the Catholic and Orthodox churches once and for all.
