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Rami Saba, accused of kidnapping and killing 66-year-old Saranac resident Donald Dietz, wants to invoke the name of Allah throughout his upcoming murder trial.
"As the Honorable Court is well aware, mentioning the name of Allah in every matter is of essence for the defendant, by the grace of Allah," Saba wrote in a brief to U.S. District Judge Janet Neff.
He shared a verse, and said that "the above verse is the main reason why the defendant, either when talking or when writing, diligently seeks to mention the name of Allah, even as frequently as once in every sentence, when possible, because the defendant is seeking refuge in Allah from being counted among the hard-hearted ones who do not mention Allah; and that is the truth from Allah, the Gracious, the Gentle."