Arafat Nagi was planning his third trip to Turkey, with plans to continue to Syria to join the fighters, at the time of his arrest last summer. (File Photo)
Buffalo,New York:
A New York man accused of making plans to join the ISIS group in Syria wants the charges against him dropped.
Arafat Nagi's (NAH'-geez) lawyer has filed a motion to dismiss an indictment charging the Lackawanna (lak-ah-WAH'-nah) man with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.
A federal court hearing is scheduled for Thursday in Buffalo.
Authorities say Nagi was planning his third trip to Turkey, with plans to continue to Syria to join the fighters, at the time of his arrest last summer. They say he'd bought a machete, night goggles and body armor, and pledged allegiance online to the ISIS group.
Defense lawyer Jeremy Schwartz says charging Nagi for allegedly trying to join a particular group violates his constitutional rights, including freedom of speech.
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Arafat Nagi's (NAH'-geez) lawyer has filed a motion to dismiss an indictment charging the Lackawanna (lak-ah-WAH'-nah) man with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.
A federal court hearing is scheduled for Thursday in Buffalo.
Authorities say Nagi was planning his third trip to Turkey, with plans to continue to Syria to join the fighters, at the time of his arrest last summer. They say he'd bought a machete, night goggles and body armor, and pledged allegiance online to the ISIS group.
Defense lawyer Jeremy Schwartz says charging Nagi for allegedly trying to join a particular group violates his constitutional rights, including freedom of speech.
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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