By LARRY NEUMEISTER
Associated Press

NEW YORK - A Pakistani woman charged with trying to kill a U.S. soldier and FBI agents must undergo psychological testing, a judge said Tuesday.

U.S. District Judge Hon. Richard Berman said at a hearing that he would sign an order requiring the testing for Aafia Siddiqui, who refused to attend the hearing.

The judge also scheduled a December hearing to decide whether Siddiqui is competent to stand trial on attempted-murder and assault charges contained in an indictment, and he entered a not guilty plea on her behalf.

The U.S. government has accused Siddiqui of grabbing a rifle at a police station in Afghanistan in July and shooting at U.S. Army and law-enforcement personnel before resisting arrest. Siddiqui was brought to the United States in early August.

Defense lawyer Elizabeth Fink said her client should be tested at a New York hospital. She said Siddiqui has refused to leave her jail cell, interact with her lawyers or open legal mail.

"She has mental illness," Fink said. "She's psychotic."

But the judge said the extent of her mental difficulties has not been fully analyzed. He said he will require more extensive testing to determine whether she is competent.

He said she also must receive proper medical care for injuries sustained when she was shot during the encounter in Afghanistan.

Fink said Siddiqui did not want to appear in court in part because she was videotaped when she was examined by a doctor on Sept. 9 and she has become convinced the videotape was distributed publicly over the Internet.

Siddiqui said she would be ashamed to appear in court because she believed people had seen her naked online, Fink said.

"She's not rational," the lawyer said.

The judge said the video will not be released.

A prison psychologist has said Siddiqui suffers from severe depression.