BOSTON – U.S. prosecutors and defence attorneys have rested their cases in the trial of a friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
Azamat Tazhayakov is charged with obstruction of justice and conspiracy.
READ MORE: Boston Marathon bombing suspect to ask that his trial be moved outside Boston
Prosecutors ended their case Monday after the testimony of an FBI agent. The defence called no witnesses. Closing arguments in his trial are scheduled for Wednesday.
The Kazakhstan-born Tazhayakov is accused along with another friend of removing a backpack containing altered fireworks from Tsarnaev’s dormitory room several days after the 2013 bombings. Twin bombs placed near the finish line of the marathon killed three people.
The defence maintains that the other friend removed the backpack and fireworks and later threw the items away. Prosecutors say both men shared in the decision to get rid of the items.
Comments