Posted on 10/09/2014 2:49:52 AM PDT by Libloather
Federal prosecutors want to close the courtroom to the public and media for part of Thursday's detention hearing for a Bolingbrook teen accused of planning to join the Islamic State terrorism group in the Middle East.
Mohammed Hamzah Khan, 19, was arrested at O'Hare International Airport on Saturday afternoon as he tried to board a flight to Vienna with plans to connect to Turkey, authorities said. A criminal complaint alleged that he planned to meet in Istanbul with a contact who would take him to Islamic State locations in Iraq or Syria.
In a one-paragraph filing, prosecutors asked U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan Cox to close her courtroom to the public for a portion of Khan's scheduled detention hearing. The paragraph cites only "third-party privacy interests" as the reason, but a further explanation of the reasons behind the request was hidden from public view in an attachment filed under seal.
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Open up the hearing so real Americans can see the threat they face.
Sounds like Turkey wants their role in all this to be invisible.
I can understand the government’s wanting to keep the trial closed. The boy might accidentally let it slip out that Uncle Obama helped pay for his airline ticket.
After such clear answers for three house, let him go. When he deboards the plane split his melon head.
I guess these idiots couldn’t find a job so they just figured hell I can go join ISIS and sport a beard, dress in cool black ninja outfits, and carry around a bada$$ AK-47. It’ll will make for great selfies that I can post on Facebook that will make me cool and relevant again.../s
perhaps they are afraid the local mosque will be named
He want's em to stay right here and jihad!
Ding Ding Ding. We have a winner!
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