US terror suspect Padilla is fit for trial: government

AFP – Published: Monday February 26, 2007
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The US government on Monday denied US terror suspect Jose Padilla was mentally unfit to stand trial and suggested he was following Al-Qaeda rules in claiming he was tortured in detention.

“His behavior is consistent with that of captured Al-Qaeda operatives,” prosecutor Brian Frazier said at a hearing held in Miami to determine whether Padilla is fit to stand trial…

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