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Hold 'em or else?
"Five Virginia men charged in Pakistan in terror plot; Allegedly sought to battle US in Afghanistan" by Jerry Markon and Debbi Wilgoren, Washington Post | March 18, 2010
WASHINGTON — Five Virginia men arrested in Pakistan in December were charged yesterday with six terrorism-related counts, two of which carry potential sentences of life in prison.
The men, ages 18 to 24, pleaded not guilty. Judge Anwar Nazir, of Pakistan’s special antiterror court, said the evidentiary phase of the trial will begin March 31....
Attorneys for the men said the trial would take at least six months, although specialists note that even ordinary criminal trials in Pakistan are frequently delayed and can drag on for years.
At least they get one, right? Unlike the guys at Gitmo, Bagram, etc.
Because there are no jury trials in Pakistan, the trial will be held before a judge, in one of Pakistan’s antiterror courts, inside a sprawling prison in the dusty midland town of Sargodha, in central Punjab Province. Prosecutors could request that proceedings be kept secret.
The arrested men are Muslims from the Alexandria, Va., area who left the United States shortly after Thanksgiving without telling their parents, triggering an international missing persons case. They were arrested Dec. 8 at the home of Khalid Farooq Chaudhry, the father of one of the men, Umar Chaudhry.
The arrests come at a time of growing concern in the United States over home-grown terrorism, and US and Pakistani officials initially said the men probably would be deported to Virginia, where they are under investigation by the FBI. But US law enforcement officials now say that although their inquiry will continue, no charges in an American court are imminent.
Oh, the STENCH of CIA is OVERWHELMING!!!
Pakistani police and intelligence officials who have interrogated the five men have said....
And THAT is where the WEB VERSION CENSORS, 'er, cuts it?
--more--"
Picking up where they lopped off:
The lead CIA agent.
Outside the courtroom yesterday, advocates for the five men said they are seeking an investigation of Pakistani intelligence agencies and police for allegedly torturing the men while they were being questioned.
Pakistani police officials have identified Zamzam, a Howard University dental student, as the ringleader of the five men, and sources familiar with the investigation have said he is the man in a video the men left behind in the United States. A prominent Muslim leader said the video had a disturbing farewell tone.
Another video.
Khalid Chaudhry came to the courthouse yesterday but was barred from the hearing. He said he did not expect justice from “a court that doesn’t allow a father to attend the hearing.’’
Hasan Dastgir Katchela, an attorney for the five men, said that their cases are so intertwined the court will have to “either acquit all or convict all.’’
My bet is on convict, never to return to the U.S. (or so we will be told; these guys could either "escape" or be given new identities. That's how the world of patsies and spooks works).
What is also interesting is there is NO MENTION of the HIGH LEVEL VISITS from Clinton and Holbrooke in these follow-up articles, readers!
Now why would they want to visit terrorist kids in a Pakistani prison, huh?
So when did the next phase of the trial begin?
