Padilla: “This defendant clearly has the capacity to assist his attorneys,”

March 1, 2007 12:32 AM
Posted By:Pam
Filed in: National News

MIAMI (AP) - A federal judge ruled Wednesday that suspected al-Qaida operative Jose Padilla is competent to stand trial on terrorism support charges, rejecting arguments that he was severely damaged by 3 1/2 years of interrogation and isolation in a military brig. Padilla was in court when U.S. District Judge Marcia Cooke announced her decision, but he showed no reaction.

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