Fai detention hearing postponed till Tuesday

From Lalit K Jha
Washington, Jul 22 (PTI) The detention hearing of
Kashmiri separatist Ghulam Nabi Fai, arrested by FBI for
illegally lobbying for Pakistan in the US, was postponed for
next Tuesday as his attorney had scheduling conflicts.
Fai appeared in a US court briefly on Thursday wearing
a green jumpsuit and looking a little depressed.
In proceedings that lasted a brief five minutes, the
court was told that Fai's main attorney Nina Ginsberg could
not appear because of scheduling conflict.
Fai was represented by Ginsberg's deputy Michael
Lieberman, while the government was represented by attorney
Gordon Kromberg.
As he entered the courtroom, Fai waved to his family
and friends present in the court. His wife, who is of Chinese
origin, was also present.
The court in Alexandria then put off the detention
hearing till next Tuesday.
The government attorney said the case is a bit
complicated.
Fai's wife refused to give media interviews but told
reporters informally that she has not been allowed to meet her
husband since his arrest on Tuesday morning.
The FBI in its affidavit before the US court alleged
that Kashmir-born US national received hundreds and thousands
of dollars from the ISI and the Government of Pakistan with
the sole objective of molding the view of American policy
makers on Kashmir.
Fai, 62 and Zaheer Ahmad, 63, a US citizen and
resident of Pakistan, face five years in prison if found
guilty to the charges they are facing.