18:00, 29 May 2013

In USA, sister of Tsarnaev brothers appears in court on charges of drug possession

A view of the Union County Courthouse in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Photo by William Hartz, http://www.flickr.com/photos/whartz

In the USA, a sister of Tamerlan and Johar Tsarnaev suspected of committing terror acts in Boston, is charged of possession of drugs and intention to sell them. On May 28, a court session was held on her case, at which she refused to plead guilty, the US media report.

The court session on the case against Bella Tsarnaeva was held at the court of New Jersey.

The woman rejected the charges of possession of marijuana. Akhmad Khalil, the boyfriend of Bella Tsarnaeva, who also appeared in court on the same charges, also pleaded not guilty, the "Fox News" TV Channel reports.

Bella Tsarnaeva was arrested yet in December 2012, and she collaborated with the investigators, the "Associated Press" reports. The agency quoted the statement of advocate of Bella Tsarnaeva, who said that her client was in no way involved in the events in Boston; however, after the terror act, she began receiving death threats in her address.