The British national on trial for his alleged role as one of the so-called Islamic State '' involved in mass hostage taking and multiple murders, including the deaths of four American hostages three Brits, will not take the stand in his own defense.El Shafee Elsheikh, 33, informed Judge TS Ellis III of his decision directly after the prosecution rested, ending a case that has lasted more than two weeks and included testimony from a dozen former hostages.Jurors were not in the room to witness Elsheikh step up to the podium and remove his mask for the first and only time in the day's proceedings.
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