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Terror Suspect's Dad Pleads Not Guilty
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Sabrina Jaszi
Published Feb 9, 2010
Modified Feb 10, 2010
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At his arraignment today, the father of accused terrorist Najibullah Zazi pleaded not guilty to charges of obstructing the investigation of his son by destroying evidence—glasses, chemical bottles and masks that could have been the materials for homemade bombs. The hearing in Brooklyn Federal Court was kept secret and not marked on a public calendar, but there was a recording. After pleading not guilty, Mohamed Wali Zazi was told he'd no longer be released on bail (before today he was being monitored electronically). Prosecutors were against letting him free because of the "gravity of his charges" and the "risk of flight," reports the Post.
The younger Zazi, an airport van driver and Denver resident, has pleaded not guilty to using hair dye and beauty supplies to make weapons of mass destruction. He's being held in the city.
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