It's not mandatory in the sense that, under the statute, an arraignment can't take place without it.
The indictment against Mr. Jackson is under seal until his arraignment, and he is free on $3 million bail.
The Jamaican authorities said they had frozen his assets pending a resolution of the case, which gets under way with an arraignment scheduled for Friday.
Sir Anthony, 71, has also proclaimed his innocence but, as a British citizen, has refused to appear for arraignment and under general interpretations of the law cannot be forced to do so.
A10 Air Marshals Under Scrutiny Testimony at the arraignment of two federal air marshals charged with using their credentials to engage in a cocaine smuggling conspiracy suggested that the case might involve other marshals as well.
(Another figure of interest is the bond the government asked for from Manafort: ten million dollars. He and Gates, for whom the government asked five million dollars in bond, were under house arrest following their arraignment).
After Thursday's arraignment, she remains under home confinement, having posted $85,000 total bail on the charges.
Cindy Serrano, 25, who fights under the nickname Checkmate, was awaiting arraignment on charges of criminal sale of a controlled substance.
The indictment is under seal at least until the arraignment and the precise nature of the charges could not be learned.
During the arraignment, which was conducted under high security, Judge Burns asked Ms. Clarke whether she had any concerns about her client's ability to understand the case against him.
