DETROIT (AP) -- The federal government says it wants a Nigerian man's consent before it shares evidence with people who might help him defend against charges of an attempted airline attack near Detroit.
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is representing himself. But standby counsel Anthony Chambers wants his staff and experts to look at the evidence.
In a court filing Monday, prosecutors say they won't agree without Abdulmutallab's approval.
The 24-year-old man is charged with attempting to blow up Northwest Airlines Flight 253 last Christmas Day as it was headed to Detroit from Amsterdam. U.S investigators believe he received training and instructions from al-Qaida operatives in Yemen.
At a court hearing in October, Abdulmutallab didn't even see a need for Chambers to screen the evidence, but a judge overruled him.
Published: Wed, Nov 24, 2010
