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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Matthew Barakat

Judge orders CIA analyst accused of Israel-Iran leak held pending trial

United-States-Israel-Documents - (Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

A CIA analyst charged with leaking top secret details ahead of a planned Israeli attack on Iran earlier this year will remain jailed pending trial, a judge ordered Wednesday.

The ruling by U.S. District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles overrules a magistrate who said last week that Asif Rahman, 34, of Vienna, Virginia, could be free on restrictions while he awaits trial on charges of disclosing national defense information.

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