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Expert: Padilla Suffering from Stockholm Syndrome

HeadlineFeb 23, 2007

Back in the United States, the court trying Jose Padilla heard testimony Thursday Padilla may now be suffering from the Stockholm syndrome, in which captives identify with their captors. Forensic neuropsychiatrist Angela Hagerty made the assessment at a preliminary hearing to determine if Padilla can stand trial on charges of aiding al-Qaeda. The Bush administration jailed Padilla without charge after initially accusing him of plotting a dirty bomb attack. Padilla was held in extreme isolation without almost any human contact for about 1,300 days and denied an attorney for nearly two years.

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