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AK47 by
Brooklyn Home
of Iran
Advocate
Mehdiyev
Omarov
Suppression
Bid Opposed
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon Jan
27 vlog
SDNY COURTHOUSE,
March 3 - A man from
Azerbaijan was arrested with
an AK-47 style assault rifle
surveilling the Brooklyn home
of an Iranian journalist,
Inner City Press exclusively reported
learned on July 29, 2022,
In
the U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of New
York past 5 pm that day, a
detention or release
proceeding was held by
Magistrate Judge Sarah Cave on
defendant Khalid Mehdiyev. He
was heavy-set and in a black
T-shirt, escorted in by two US
Marshals. Inner City Press was
the only media there.
On January 27,
2023, Mehdiyev's paymaster was
presented, but not arraigned,
again before Judge Cave. He
was in a black t-shirt,
repeating "Da" sullenly,
detained on consent with a
taxpayer-funded lawyer. He
will next appear before Judge
Colleen McMahon on January 31
at 4 pm. Inner City Press will
stay on the cases, including
of Polad Omarov, set to be
extradited in from the Czech
Republic. Vlog here
On
February 1, both Amirov and
Mehdiyev were on court before
District Judge Colleen
McMahon. The prosecutor cited
two terabytes of discovery,
and possible CIPA motion
practice.
After Amirov
pleaded not guilty, and his
lawyer said he will work to get
up to speed, the next date was
set: May 2 at 2 pm.
On November 27, 2023, the case
was pushed into 2024: "as to
Khalid Mehdiyev, Rafat Amirov,
Polad Omarov, Zialat Mamedov,
Matter is adj to Jan 9, 2024 at
2 pm - time is excluded through
Jan. 9, in the interest of
justice, to facilitate the
review of discovery, clearance
process, and plea discussions."
On January 24, Inner City Press
went to a proceeding in the
case, with Rafat Amirov only.
Two defendants are in Czechia
and Georgia; Medhiyev was not
there. Thread:
On February 21, SDNY prosecutors
announced the extradition of
POLAD OMAROV. He was arrested in
the Czech Republic on January 4,
2023, at the request of the
United States, arrived in SDNY
on February 21, 2024
On April 9, 2024, the trial date
was date - for 2025: "Minute
Entry for proceedings held
before Judge Colleen McMahon:
Status Conference as to Rafat
Amirov, Polad Omarov held on
4/9/2024. Defendant Amirov
(using an Azerbaijani
interpreter) present with his
attorney Michael Martin;
Defendant Omarov (using a
Russian interpreter) present
with his attorney Xavier Robert
Donaldson; AUSA Jacob H.
Gutwillig & Michael Lockard.
This trial of this matter will
begin March 10, 2025, at 9:30
a.m."
On February 6, 2025 the new
counsel for Polad Omarov moved
to suppress his statements on
the extradition flight.
On Saturday March 1, after Judge
McMahon questioned the timing of
the US Attorney's Office "Rule
of Specialty" filing saying it
would proceed on Counts 4 and 5
against Omarov, the Office filed
an explanation. It learned a
waiver would not be required
from the Czech Republic's
position in US v. Gupta, another
case Inner City Press is
covering.
On March 3, the US Attorney's
Office wrote in saying that
Omarov should not be able to
suppress his post arrest
statement by saying he does not
know many of the Russian words -
they say paper possessed by
Omarov shows he knows Russian.
The case is US v. Medhiyev, et
al., 22-cr-438 (McMahon)
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