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Padilla Begins Defense in Terror Trial

HeadlineJul 19, 2007

Back in the United States, Jose Padilla’s defense team begins presenting evidence today at Padilla’s terror trial in Miami. Padilla was initially accused of plotting a dirty bomb attack and labeled an enemy combatant. He was later indicted on lesser offenses and now stands accused of aiding al-Qaeda. The presiding judge has called the case “light on facts.” Padilla was held in extreme isolation without almost any human contact for 1,300 days and denied an attorney for nearly two years. His attorneys say he was tortured to the point where he is now incapable of assisting in his own defense.

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