A day after her expulsion, al-Qaida suspect returns to NY court saying she’ll be quiet
By Tom Hays, APWednesday, January 20, 2010
Al-Qaida suspect returns to NY court after ouster
NEW YORK — A U.S.-trained Pakistani scientist accused of shooting at U.S. authorities trying to interview her in Afghanistan is back in court a day after getting kicked out of her own trial.
Aafia Siddiqui (ah-FEE’-uh sih-DEE’-kee) told Judge Richard Berman she would be quiet on Wednesday even though she might disagree with testimony. The Manhattan judge told her he wanted no more outbursts.
She was quickly removed from court on the opening day of her attempted murder trial Tuesday after calling a witness a liar.
The 37-year-old was arrested in Afghanistan in July 2008. Authorities say she was caught carrying notes on bomb-making and a list of landmarks including the Statue of Liberty.
Siddiqui is not facing terrorism charges.
She denies wrongdoing.
