A U.S.-trained Pakistani scientist accused of being an al-Qaida operative is competent to stand trial, a federal judge ruled yesterday as he rejected the finding of a defense expert who concluded she was mentally ill.
Southern District Judge Richard M. Berman based his ruling in United States v. Siddiqui, 08-cr-00826, largely on the findings of three other experts who concluded the woman was faking mental illness to evade trial or improve the chance she would be returned to Pakistan. Her trial is set for Oct. 19.
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