Latest Umar Farooq Chaudhry News & Updates

Washington, Dec 26 (IANS) A US federal appeals court has upheld the conviction of Umar Farooq Chaudhry, a dual US-Pakistani citizen accused of trying to join violent jihad overseas.The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Chaudhry’s claim that the US government violated his constitutional right to a speedy trial.The court ruled that the long delay in bringing him to trial did not breach the Sixth Amendment.Chaudhry traveled from the United States to Pakistan in 2009. He was part of a group…