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Authorities are running out of time in their 30 day periods to indict Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, but they are planning to ask for more time to do so.

According to the Huffington Post, the feds have an exception for why they need more time to indict the suspect, who is still in a prison hospital after being wounded in a gun fight, but they did not specify it.

The site reports:

Earlier Friday, a judge denied a request from Tsarnaev’s attorneys that they be allowed to take periodic photos of the 19-year-old to document “his evolving mental and physical state” and whether his statements to authorities after his arrest were made voluntarily.

Tsarnaev’s lawyers could be trying to argue that statements he made to authorities after his arrest on April 19 were not voluntary because of his poor physical condition. Defense attorney Miriam Conrad declined to comment.

The motion from Tsarnaev’s lawyers remained sealed Friday. But the ruling by U.S. Magistrate Judge Marianne Bowler included excerpts from the defense filing which suggest Tsarnaev’s lawyers may want to use the photos to argue for a lighter sentence.

The judge stated why Tsarnaev’s lawyers should be taking photos of him for evidence:

“The defendant contends that his `injuries over time’ provide evidence of `his evolving mental and physical state’ which, in turn, is probative of `the voluntariness of (his) statements and sentence mitigation argument.'”

Apparently that plan would not happen, being that the prison where he is staying, Fort Devens, doesn’t allow cameras.

We hope that justice is served for the Boston bombing victims soon!