Terrorism Suspect Indicted in NY Was Confined on Navy Ship for Two Months
The United States confined a Somali terrorism suspect on a Navy ship where he was interrogated over a two-month period.
Ahmed Abdulkadir Warsame will face a civilian trial in New York, where an indictment accuses him of conspiracy and providing material support to two terrorist groups, according to the Washington Post and the New York Times. He was captured while traveling by boat from Yemen to Somalia, the stories say, quoting unnamed administration officials.
The government did not provide Warsame with a lawyer during his Navy detention. After two months of questioning, there was a four-day break, and then Warsame was read his Miranda rights, according to court documents cited by the Washington Post. He then waived his rights and spoke to law enforcement agents for seven days, the court papers said.
According to the Post, “The case represents the Obama administration’s attempt to find a middle ground between open-ended detentions in secret prisons, as practiced by the George W. Bush administration, and its commitment to try as many terrorism cases as possible in civilian courts.”
