Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's note, which was discovered by law enforcement officers as he bled from a boat in a Watertown, Massachusetts backyard following the April 15 attacks, reportedly was not meant as a call-to-arms but as a personal motive, UPI.com reported.
"The U.S. government is killing our innocent civilians. I can't stand to see such evil go unpunished," Tsarnaev allegedly wrote, referring to personal anger toward military intervention by America within Muslim countries.
Tsarnaev is set to face trial, and potentially the death penalty, suspected of leaving two backpack pressure cooker bombs near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. The twin bombs killed three and seriously injured over 260 people, news reports said.
"There no express call for others to take up arms... Tsarnaev's alleged words simply state the motive for his actions, a declaration in anticipation of his own death," his attorneys argued.
The attorneys "called on U.S. District Court Judge George A. O'Toole Jr. to lift restrictions limiting Tsarnaev's communications, calling them unnecessary, as he is not attempting to recruit others to violence. Instead they say, the communications are limiting their ability to speak with their client..." UPI.com also reported.
Tsarnaev, who is being held at Fort Devens military installation, has a hearing scheduled for November 12, news reports said.
Meanwhile, Sgt. Sean Murphy, a 25-year-old veteran of the Massachusetts state police force, who leaked dramatic photos of Tsarnaev during his capture, retired just days after he was disciplined for his actions, The Associated Press reported. Murphy gave 14 photos of Tsarnaev's capture after he was reportedly incensed that Rolling Stone magazine decided to put the bomber on its cover.
"Everything is over. ... He has his time in. He is getting a full pension, and he's decided to move on," said Leonard Kesten, who serves as Murphy's attorney.
