An interesting development in the case of the four Christian missionaries arrested at the Dearborn International Arab Festival in June: A Muslim attorney from Dearborn organized a rally in defense of the four missionaries at Dearborn City Hall on Monday, condemning the police for the arrest and for violating the First Amendment. The Detroit Free Press reports:

Saying that the right to free speech is important, about 25 demonstrators rallied today on the steps of Dearborn City Hall in favor of the four Christian missionaries arrested at the Arab International Festival for allegedly disturbing the peace.

The rally was organized by Majed Moughni, a Dearborn attorney who is Muslim and concerned that the June 19 arrests violated the U.S. Constitution and harmed the image of Muslims in Dearborn.

“Their arrests never should have happened,” Moughni said. “We respect the Constitution. No one should be afraid to come here and speak.” Behind Moughni was a banner he designed that said “USA Free Speech for everyone!”

Moughni is running in a Republican primary to replace Rep. John Dingell in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he is the longest-serving legislator in the nation’s history. The ACLU of Michigan and a constitutional law expert told the Messenger last week that the actions of the Dearborn Police Department do appear to be violations of the First Amendment’s free speech clause.