ARAB NEWS: MIAMI: The imam of a Florida mosque and his two sons, one also a Muslim spiritual leader, were arrested on Saturday on charges of financing and supporting the Pakistani Taleban, US officials said.The three Pakistan-born US citizens were among six charged in a US indictment that accused them of “supporting acts of murder, kidnapping and maiming in Pakistan and elsewhere” carried out by the Pakistani Taleban, which Washington calls a terrorist organization.
The indictment, announced by US Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Wifredo Ferrer and the FBI, charged the six with creating a network that transferred funds from the United States to Pakistani Taleban supporters and fighters in Pakistan, including for the purpose of buying arms.
If convicted, each faces up to 15 years in prison for each count of the indictment.
The charges were revealed as US relations with Pakistan are strained over the US raid that killed Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan.
Pakistan’s parliament on Saturday condemned the raid that killed Bin Laden and called for a review of relations with the United States. » | Kevin Grey | REUTERS | Sunday, May 15, 2011
