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Judge blocks Ahmad Khan Rahami from appearing in court on federal charges
Source: The Guardian
Judge blocks Ahmad Khan Rahami from appearing in court on federal charges
• New York and New Jersey bombing suspect still being held on state charges
• Wife flew in from Dubai and is reportedly cooperating with authorities
Amber Jamieson in New York and agencies
Thursday 22 September 2016 17.06 BST
A Manhattan judge has refused a request by public defenders on behalf of suspected New York and New Jersey bomber Ahmad Khan Rahami to schedule his first court appearance to face federal charges.
Judge Gabriel W Gorenstein said on Wednesday night that while an arrested person must appear before the court “without unnecessary delay”, he agreed with government claims that Rahami was currently being held under state charges and did not yet need to appear in court.
Rahami, 28, remains in the hospital in Newark, New Jersey, recovering from injuries sustained in a shootout with police during his arrest on Monday. Public defenders had suggested he might make his first court appearance from his hospital bed.
But Gorenstein said there was no evidence to contradict government claims that he has not been arrested on federal charges, and is still being held on state charges; therefore he does not have to immediately appear before a federal court, the judge said.
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• New York and New Jersey bombing suspect still being held on state charges
• Wife flew in from Dubai and is reportedly cooperating with authorities
Amber Jamieson in New York and agencies
Thursday 22 September 2016 17.06 BST
A Manhattan judge has refused a request by public defenders on behalf of suspected New York and New Jersey bomber Ahmad Khan Rahami to schedule his first court appearance to face federal charges.
Judge Gabriel W Gorenstein said on Wednesday night that while an arrested person must appear before the court “without unnecessary delay”, he agreed with government claims that Rahami was currently being held under state charges and did not yet need to appear in court.
Rahami, 28, remains in the hospital in Newark, New Jersey, recovering from injuries sustained in a shootout with police during his arrest on Monday. Public defenders had suggested he might make his first court appearance from his hospital bed.
But Gorenstein said there was no evidence to contradict government claims that he has not been arrested on federal charges, and is still being held on state charges; therefore he does not have to immediately appear before a federal court, the judge said.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/22/ahmad-khan-rahami-new-york-judge-blocks-federal-charges
