Terror suspect's lawyer pushes for documents
A lawyer for an Aurora teenager accused of terrorism says the government's bid to restrict access to some potential evidence on security grounds hinders her legal defense.
The American-born Abdella Tounisi has denied seeking to join an al-Qaida-affiliated force fighting Bashar Assad's regime in Syria.
Attorney Molly Armour has complained in a filing this week in Chicago federal court that she's received only a small portion of the case documents.
She says other potential evidence “remains submerged in a classified morass.” She alleges prosecutors won't even declassify the Aurora teen's own statements recorded by investigators.
Prosecutors' spokesman Randall Samborn declined to comment Thursday.
A trial date hasn't been set. If convicted of attempting to provide material support to terrorists, Tounisi faces a maximum 15 years in prison.