al-Marri returns to Peoria courtroom
On Monday, nearly six years after being removed from the jurisdiction of US courts, alleged terrorist Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri appeared before US District Judge Michael Mihm. Arrested by Peoria police and on the edge of being brought to trial, the Bush Administration had declared al-Marri an enemy combatant and removed him into military custody. On February 26 a Federal Grand Jury returned new indictments against al-Marri. The Obama administration has restored the suspect to civilian custody. Yesterday al-Marri entered a plea of not guilty. The trial is expected to take several weeks.
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