Yet another terrorism case that may have been improperly prosecuted. From the Detroit News, :
The U.S. Justice Department plans to turn over 30 to 40 unclassified documents to defense lawyers in the Detroit terrorism case by the end of the month. …
U.S. District Judge Gerald E. Rosen ordered the review after documents were discovered in November that he said should have been turned over to the defense before the trial. They included an FBI summary of a witness interview and a letter from a convicted drug dealer that raised questions about the credibility of a key government witness.
The Justice Department doesn’t disagree that the documents were withheld, but it is sticking to its position that the men don’t deserve a new trial. …
Defense lawyers will get a month to review the documents, Rosen told them Thursday. He hopes to hold an evidentiary hearing in September, to determine why certain documents weren’t turned over to the defense.
That could include testimony from the Justice Department, FBI, CIA and other intelligence agencies. …
The case began when three men were arrested at a southwest Detroit apartment on Sept. 17, 2001, with phony immigration documents, expired airport ID badges and a day planner with cryptic drawings of possible targets in Jordan and Turkey.