4 'Jihad' Defendants Granted Bail
A federal magistrate judge in Alexandria, Virginia granted bail over the Government's objections to four defendants accused of running a 'jihad' network in the U.S. The Judge also rebuked the Justice Department. The Government plans to appeal the decision at least as to three of the men.
Update: Reviews of detention hearings conducted by magistrate judges are conducted by the district court judge to whom the case is assigned. In this case, it is Judge Leonie Brinkema, who also has the Zacarias Moussaoui case. On Weds., July 3, Judge Brinkema upheld the Magistrate Judge's release order and Hammad Abdur-Raheem should be released by Friday. However, the judge upheld another Magistrate Judge's decision to detain one of the other suspects, Mohammed Aatique.
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