NYC imam held without bail in terrorism probe
Photo credit: AP Photo / Chris Schneider - Denver Post | Terrorism suspect Najibullah Zazi is arrested by FBI agents in Aurora, Colo., late Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009.
DENVER - A New York City imam accused of lying to officials investigating a terrorism plot has been ordered held without bail.
Ahmad Afzali smiled and waved at relatives as deputy marshals led him out of federal court Monday in Brooklyn.
His attorney, Ron Kuby, says he’ll seek bail for the 37-year-old
Afzali on Thursday.
Afzali is an imam at a mosque in Queens. He was arrested Saturday in New York and charged with making false statements to the government.
The former NYPD informant was accused of lying to authorities
about tipping off Najibullah Zazi about a terrorism investigation.
Zazi and his father are also appearing Monday in federal court
in Denver on similar charges.
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