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In its motion to dismiss the indictment against Niazi, the Justice Department claims that a key overseas witness was suddenly unavailable to testify. Additionally, "evidentiary issues" have also arisen since the grand jury returned the indictment, the federal motion says. So, the government is seeking to dismiss the indictment in the "interest of justice."
Prosecutors have refused to further explain the mysterious about face, but the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a national organization that serves as the U.S. front for the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, has taken much of the credit. In a statement praising the government's motion, CAIR points out that its request to investigate the "FBI's coercive and unlawful tactics" in Niazi's case ultimately led the Justice Department to drop all charges.