| Long Island Elvis Charged
Seeking ISIS Seeks Classified Discovery and
Return to MDC
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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COURTHOUSE, June 18 – Elvis
Redzepagic of Long Island was
arrested in 2017 and accused
of traveling to Turkey and
Jordan and trying to join ISIS
to fight in Syria. Now on June
18, 2020 there was a status
conference in his case before
U.S. District Court for the
Eastern District of New York
Judge Denis R. Hurley.
Inner City Press
covered and lived tweeted it:
Elvis Redzepagic was denied
bail in March. His lawyer said
his client is in the MCC and
wants a suppression hearing
about his (six hour) post
arrest statement.
Judge Hurley
said, make any motion you
want, I'll rule on it.
The Assistant US
Attorney says defense counsel
has made allegations about
mental health issues with the
defendant (who was arrested in
2017 for trying to go to Syria
and fight with ISIS). AUSA
does not want to provide him
discovery while in jail. AUSA
opposes bail, says denied
twice.
Judge Hurley: I
don't have the file at home. I
will arrange to have the file
delivered to my
home. AUSA:
When your Honor is able to
review the suppression motion,
you'll see that several came
be resolved before a hearing,
a hearing may not even be
needed.
AUSA: The only
issue that may require a
hearing is about the post
arrest hearing. But your Honor
has the video. Judge:
But there were gaps. There
were recesses. I don't know if
something transpired in the
interim.
AUSA: I believe
your Honor doesn't have the
complete tape. It was running
the whole time. He went out to
the bathroom. Judge: Was he
accompanied by one or more
officers? Some conversation? I
have to review the complete
file, and the whole
tape. Judge: I'll get
the file and put it on for a
conference in early July, if
you want. Mr. Roach?
Roach: I'd be
fine with that. But the
problem is how much of the
discovery is classified. A
transcript of the tape is not
enough to prepare our client
for the hearing.
Defense lawyer:
On the allegations about when
our client was in Jordan,
we've been provided with no
information. Yes, he was
interviewed in Jordan and got
deported. But they haven't
given us any info. How will
they prove he meant to go to
Syria?
Judge: Hence your
application for a bill of
particulars. Defense
lawyer: An application for
additional discovery. Judge:
I'll get the file to my home.
And let's have a conference in
two weeks, in the week of July
13.
Defense: He was
at MDC, then sent to MCC for a
competency exam. Can he be
returned? Judge: That's an
executive and not judicial
matter.
AUSA: That's
BOP's call. I don't know why
he was moved.
Judge: Can I make
a call? No. If I could, would
I? No. Nothing I can do
Judge: OK,
this is adjourned. You work
out the timing of the
proceeding in the week of July
13. Actually, it may be July
21. Watch this site.
***
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