Three lawyers from the U.S. Attorney's Office in Detroit handled the Friday arraignment of Nigerian terrorism suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab on charges that he tried to blow up an airplane carrying 290 people on Christmas, using explosives hidden in his underwear. His lawyer, federal public defender Miriam Siefer, entered not-guilty pleas to all six counts on Abdulmutallab's behalf. Also attending the arraignment: a DLA Piper lawyer who was aboard the Dec. 25 flight, seated just six rows behind the alleged bomber.
January 11, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
In the first legal proceeding involving Detroit’s latest terrorism case — the Christmas Day airplane bomb attempt — local prosecutors went it alone.
A team of three lawyers from the U.S. attorney’s office in Detroit handled the Friday arraignment of Nigerian terrorism suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab on charges that he tried to blow up an airplane carrying 290 people using plastic explosives hidden in his underwear.
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