Fai case referred to grand jury

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Fai case referred to grand jury

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The case of Kashmiri leader Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai has been referred to a grand jury in US.

13 August,2011 09:40 pm

The matter has been referred to the grand jury, so no further hearings are scheduled pending action by the grand jury, an official of the US District Court in Alexandria, Virginia said.A grand jury is traditionally larger than and distinguishable from jury or the trial jury, which is used during a trial.Grand juries carry out their job by examining evidence and issuing indictments, or by investigating alleged crimes and issuing presentments.The court official said it is the grand jury which will determine if there is enough evidence for trial against Fai, who is currently under house arrest with electronic surveillance at his residence in Fairfax, an effluent suburb of Washington.Fai heads the Washington-based Kashmiri American Council (KAC). Meanwhile, following an appeal by the prosecution, the Alexandria court hearing the case ordered that the defence would not make any of the classified information public without the consent of the court.