Wednesday, December 13, held the first court hearing of new York’s suicide bomber who blew up a homemade bomb in the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan a couple of days ago. The accused Acaid Ulla appeared in court lying on a hospital bed. He is still undergoing treatment received during the explosion injuries. To participate in the hearing from the audience of the Federal court of Manhattan with the accused were installed videoconferencing.
For all the judge’s questions criminal answers were short, limited to mostly «Yes» or «no». From the short explanations of the accused, it became clear that the bomb he made, following the instructions found on the Internet. He tried to describe in details your financial situation, however, the lawyer interrupted him in mid-sentence, apparently considering that the testimony could hurt the defense’s position.
Prosecutors asked the court to extend the period of detention Ulla detention, without the right to bail. Counsel for the accused did not object. Now, at least until the next court hearing, scheduled for 1to 3 January 2018, the terrorist is in custody. In case of recognition guilty of using weapons of mass destruction and material support of a terrorist organization, he faces a sentence of life in prison.
