Man
Charged with
Planning al
Shabaab Attack
Wants to Go
Passive at
Trial After
Sealed Court
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Nov 21 – Cholo Abdi Abdullah
is charged with planning with
al Shabaab to attack the US
with a commercial jet.
On
September 5, 2023 he appeared
in court saying he has lost
faith in lawyers, and intially
saying he now wants to
represent himself. Inner City
Press was there, the only
media in the courtroom.
U.S.
District Court for the
Southern District of New York
Judge Analisa Torres advised
him that without a lawyer he
would be at a major
disadvantage.
After a break, it
was agreed he said confer with
CUNY law professor Ramzi
Kassem, and be back in court
on September 19 at 3:30 pm.
There is more to be reported
but for now, here, this is it.
On November 21,
Inner City Press went at 9 am
to Abdullah's Faretta hearing.
But it was asked to leave the
courtroom, from 9:22 am to
9:50 am. It has filed a letter
to get the transcript of the
closed proceeding, here.
After being
readmitted to the courtroom,
Abdullah said he wants to
represent himself at trial and
"stay passive," allowing the
government to make its case.
Apparently more reasons were
given in the sealed session. A
stand-by counsel was
appointed, who quickly asked
for a co-standby. More soon.
More on Substack
here
The case
is US v. Abdullah, 20-cr-677
(Torres)
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