re: #139 lawhawk

Media reports are now indicating that the two men that were brought before a judge on immigration charges, Dias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov, are two of the three who have been arrested in connection to the bombing.

Kadyrbayev and Tazhayakov, Kazakh nationals, appeared before a federal immigration judge this morning. Their lawyers said they were unaware of any criminal charges against them.

Lawyers for the men said at the hearing they had cooperated with Homeland Security and FBI investigators for hours and were only college buddies with Dzhohkar Tsarnaev and should be released.

The men are being detained in the Suffolk County jail and appeared before immigration Judge Steven F. Day via videoconference, wearing prison scrubs, from the jail. The consul of Kazakhstan, other representatives as well as US government officials were in the court.

The hearing marked the men’s first court appearance since immigration officials arrested and jailed them 11 days ago in New Bedford.

A UMass Dartmouth official confirmed Kadyrbayev was no longer enrolled in school while Tazhayakov was still attending classes.

Yet, their lawyers knew nothing about the charges/arrest?

There’s more than a few tidbits of information missing in the story that will come out, particularly after the Boston PD has a presser. There’s also no word on who the third person in custody is.