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Attorneys for Guyanese terrorist suspect want evidence suppressed

Oct 08, 2009 News

Attorneys for Russell DeFreitas, the Guyanese terrorist suspect, are requesting that all statements and items seized by investigators in the case to be suppressed.
They claim that American amendments were violated when DeFreitas gave evidence against himself, and when he did not agree to a right to search, the lawyers said.
On June 1, 2007 DeFreitas, Abdul Kadir; a former Linden Mayor and Member of Parliament; and Trinidadians Kareem Ibrahim and Abdel Nur, were charged with plotting to bomb the Kennedy International Airport; blowing up fuel tanks, terminal buildings and the web of fuel lines running beneath the airport.
If convicted, all four suspects could face life in prison.
DeFreitas, a 69-year-old Naturalised American, was at the time of his arrest living in Brooklyn, New York, and was also a former cargo handler.
His attorneys now claim that DeFreitas gave evidence against himself by giving statements.
Added to the statements, the items found at his Euclid Avenue, Brooklyn and Roxanne Burnham Gardens homes, all constitute a violation of DeFreitas‘ Fifth Amendment rights; which prohibit a person from being compelled to be a witness against himself.
They also claim that his Fourth Amendment right was violated since he did not voluntarily consent to a right to search.
‘The burden is on the government to prove that Mr. DeFreitas waived his rights,” they said.
His attorneys further claim that DeFreitas was not read his rights which makes any statements he made inadmissible.
The government claims DeFreitas waived his rights and agreed to speak to investigators voluntarily. But the Guyanese national now denies this.

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