Friday, July 25, 2003

MORE PROBLEMS FOR VA "JIHAD" INVESTIGATION

Judge T. Rawles Jones, Jr. isn't persuaded that one of the remaining two suspects in a terrorism case should be denied bail. The suspects are accused of training for Jihad in Kashmir. Read the WaPo article here. (The Hindu also picks up the story.) Jones has ordered the release of six of the suspects on bail, a move that the Baltimore Sun described as evidence of a "judicial backlash" against overreaching federal prosecutors. Read also this Times of India article on the original indictments.