Bahraini
Man Extradited
from Greece to
US For Drug
Deals in
Durban Has
July 10 Court
Date
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY EXCLUSIVE,
May 1– A
man named
Mullah
Mohammad
Saleh, a
citizen of
Bahrain, was
extradited to
the United
States from
Greece and
appeared in
Magistrates
Court of the
U.S. District
Court for the
Southern
District of
New York on
April 21 at 5
pm.
Inner
City Press was
there, the
only media
(the only
civilian) in
the Mag
Court.
Saleh's case
is sealed, but
assigned to
District Judge
Valerie E.
Caproni.
He
was assigned a
US taxpayer
funded lawyer,
saying that
his income
"varies...
based on
currency
exchange
rates."
His
Federal
Defender said
she spoke with
him in
English, but
that he speaks
two languages
including
Urdu.
He
consented to
detention and
was led away
by the US
Marshals.
On
May 1, there
was movement:
"ORDER as to
Mullah Bakhsh
Ghulam
Mohammad
Saleh. WHEREAS
on May 1,
2023, the
parties
appeared
before the
Undersigned
for an
arraignment
and initial
status
conference. IT
IS HEREBY
ORDERED that a
status
conference in
this matter
will be held
on Monday,
July 10, 2023,
at 2:30 P.M.
in Courtroom
443 of the
Thurgood
Marshall
Courthouse, 40
Foley Square,
New York, New
York, 10007.
IT IS FURTHER
ORDERED that
time is hereby
excludedto
permit the
Defendant, who
requires the
assistance of
an
interpreter,
to engage in a
meaningful
conversation
with defense
counsel."
Inner
City Press
will continue
on the
case.
More
on Substack
here.
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