FOX5: TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union on Monday began representing a man accused of setting off bombs in New York and New Jersey and injuring more than 30 people.
After judges in both states denied attempts by public defenders to represent Ahmed Khan Rahami, a lawyer for the organization’s New Jersey chapter entered a notice of appearance in his case in federal court in Newark on Monday.
Rahami has been hospitalized since he was caught following a shootout with police in Linden last week. He has not made an initial court appearance.
Prosecutors said in a filing last week that he had been incapacitated and intubated since undergoing surgery for his wounds. A spokesman for the U.S. attorney’s office did not have an updated condition available on Monday.
Rahami’s family spoke with his doctors on Monday for the first time after numerous requests since the ACLU got involved, said Udi Ofer, the New Jersey chapter’s executive director. Ofer didn’t disclose Rahami’s condition, but ACLU attorney Alexander Shalom said law enforcement officials have informed the ACLU he remains unconscious.
Hopefully this POS muslim never wakes up.
muzzie bombs New York. Huge majority of the people injured and killed were liberals. The liberal organization aclu defends killer. Liberalism IS a mental disease and death cult.
I am not for a lot of laws but it would be worthwhile to pass one that stops them from using the word American in their title!
Enemies Domestic.
I don’t have a lot of time for the ACLU although the nation still needs an organisation that is willing to challenge the government or other big organisations. In this instance from a purely legal point of view since the man has not yet been charged I suppose he doesn’t need a lawyer yet but no one can deny he is in custody. It’s now been over a week and the judge should have allowed a visit from a Public Defender and frankly, if the case is strong enough they could have charged him. Heaven help the DA and the Judges if denying requests for a lawyer turn out to be enough to overturn a conviction by a lefty appeals court on the basis of his rights being denied.