Judge: Terror case evidence may be 'classified'
Source: Idaho Statesman
BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho federal judge has appointed a security specialist in the case of an Uzbek national accused of terrorism-related crimes in Idaho and Utah to prevent unauthorized disclosure of classified information.
In Tuesday's order, U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge appointed Winfield S. "Scooter" Slade as classified information security officer in the case against Fazliddin Kurbanov. The 30-year-old refugee living in Boise has pleaded not guilty to allegations he helped teach people to build bombs to target public transportation.
Lodge wrote he's been "made aware of the potential existence of classified information in the investigative material involved" in Kurbanov's case.
In appointing Slade, Lodge cited a 23-year-old federal law, the Classified Information Procedures Act. It requires courts to have procedures in place for handling sensitive material, to balance a defendant's right to see the evidence against him or her with the government's ability to protect its secrets.
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