US yet to decide on accused paksitani cab driver,Raja Lahrasib Khan, a Pakistani American cab driver accused of aiding a top al-Qaida commander.
US District Court Judge James Zagel has not ruled yet on whether he will release him or not said Khan's attorney Thomas Durkin
Khan had appealed for his release in earlier hearings since his attorney required his help in translating voluminous audio recordings in preparing for his trial.
The defendant is diabetic and is reviewing the court documents from jail as Judge Zagel has not decided whether he will release Khan or not, Durkin said.
Khan was arrested on March 26, 2010 while he was driving his cab,who was accused of sending some dollars to Ilyas Kashmiri,commander of al Qaida, for purchase of explosives.He is also accused of planning to bomb a US stadium over the summer. Last November, Khan wired $950 to an unidentified person in Pakistan intended for Kashmiri
Khan has been charged with two counts of providing material support to terrorism, with each count carrying a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a fine of $250,000.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/US-court-yet-to-decide-on-accused-Pak-cab-drivers-release/articleshow/7289555.cms
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