Source: The Intercept
“The CIA analyst accused of leaking top secret documents about Israel’s war plans against Iran must stay in jail ahead of trial, a federal judge said Wednesday. The judge sided with prosecutors’ claims that the analyst could make further disclosures affecting events in the turbulent Middle East if he was free before his trial on two Espionage Act counts. U.S. District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles’s order to hold Asif William Rahman reversed a magistrate judge’s decision last week to grant pretrial release on the grounds that Rahman could safely be released to home detention with his family.” [editor’s note: The purpose of bail is to incentivize appearance at trial, not to prevent someone who’s not been convicted of a crime from committing another crime. And speaking of “crimes,” how does disclosing Israeli information constitute US espionage? – TLK] (12/11/24)
https://theintercept.com/2024/12/11/cia-israel-iran-leak-asif-rahman/