Court Closes FBI Case Arguments to Public (Sibel Edmonds)

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Court Closes FBI Case Arguments to Public
By PETE YOST, Associated Press Writer

Thursday, April 21, 2005

A federal appeals court Thursday barred the public from arguments in the case of a fired FBI contractor who alleged security breaches and misconduct at the agency.


Sibel Edmonds' lawsuit against the government was thrown out of a lower court when the Bush administration invoked the state secrets privilege, which allows the government to withhold information to safeguard national security.

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A 32-year-old Turkish-American, Edmonds said at a news conference Wednesday that part of her job was translating wiretaps as part of the government's investigation of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

Edmonds alleges she was retaliated against for telling FBI managers about shoddy wiretap translations and the possible passing of information from a wiretap to the target of an investigation.

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