In the long run, being mentally unfit has its advantages.
By Associated Press
A Pakistani neuroscientist indicted in New York on charges that she tried to kill an American soldier and F.B.I. agents while she was in custody in Afghanistan is mentally unfit for trial, a court-ordered psychological evaluation has determined.
The neuroscientist, Aafia Siddiqui, is unable to understand the nature and consequences of court proceedings and cannot assist properly in her defense, according to the evaluation at the Federal Medical Center Carswell in Fort Worth, Tex.
Judge Richard M. Berman of United States District Court in Manhattan described the results in an order sent to lawyers, according to an entry in the case on Monday. He scheduled a conference for Wednesday so lawyers could discuss what should happen in the case next, including the possibility of medication for Ms. Siddiqui.
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