Posted on 12/23/2005 8:55:10 PM PST by FairOpinion
Efforts to win Umer Hayat's release from jail fell into doubt Friday after a federal judge expressed strong concerns about the competency of an uncle who offered to help provide bail for the Lodi resident charged with lying to the FBI about alleged terrorist ties. Hayat's uncle, Sher Afzel, owns one of four properties being offered as security for $1.2 million bail set last month by U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. Other properties are owned by Hayat's cousin, Safdr Afzal; his brother, Umer Khatab; and his son, Hamid Hayat, who also is jailed on charges in connection with the FBI investigation.
On Dec. 12, a federal magistrate judge found the assets and their owners were "suitable and sufficient" to secure Umer Hayat's release. The government appealed to Burrell, contending the nature of the properties and their owner's relationships with Hayat gave no assurance he would not flee to his native Pakistan if released from jail.
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Why isn't he being held WITHOUT bail?!
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Ha! In the grand state of California with our ULTRA LIBERAL judicial system...terrorist suspects have as many rights as illegal immigrants... /sarcasm
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