Arab Times

Shooter’s wife bond revoked:

America

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A federal judge in Orlando on Friday revoked bond for the wife of the gunman responsibl­e for the Pulse nightclub massacre, the worst mass shooting in modern US history.

US District Judge Paul Byron reversed the decision of a magistrate judge in Oakland, California, last week to release Noor Salman on $500,000 bond and ordered her jailed pending trial on charges of aiding and abetting and obstructio­n. Acting upon a request from prosecutor­s, Byron said Salman hadn’t overcome a legal presumptio­n that she was a flight risk or a danger to the community.

“Upon considerat­ion, this court finds that no condition or combinatio­n of conditions of pretrial release will reasonably assure the safety of the community or the reasonably assure the defendant’s appearance during the required court proceeding­s,” the judge wrote.

Salman was never let go from jail while Byron considered the prosecutor­s’ request.

Her attorney, Charles Swift in Texas, said in a statement that she maintains her innocence.

“We are currently exploring all available legal remedies on her behalf,” Swift said. “Until all the facts come out in trial, we urge the community to withhold judgment.”

Salman moved to California to be with family after last June’s massacre at the gay Orlando nightclub, and she had her first court appearance there even though charges were filed in Orlando.

At the last of several Oakland hearings, US Magistrate Judge Donna Ryu said it was “debatable” whether the government has enough evidence to convict Salman and ordered her released from jail until trial.

Salman has pleaded not guilty to charges of aiding and abetting, and obstructio­n of justice. (AP)

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