Outrage as family of failed suicide bomber complain THEY have been mistreated by law enforcement following his botched suicide attack that could have killed hundreds

  • Family of would-be suicide bomber who plotted to blow himself up in Manhattan subway during rush hour claims they are are 'outraged' by how they were treated
  • Akayed Ullah, 27, who lived with his mother, sister and two brothers in Brooklyn, built his homemade pipe bomb inside the residence
  • But hours after the failed attack, his family said it was outraged by the way it was targeted by law enforcement 
  • Family says law enforcement officials pulled a teenage relative from class and questioned him without a parent, guardian or attorney present
  • The statement was released on behalf of the family by Albert Fox Cahn, legal director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations in New York 
  • But Twitter users were outraged by the family's anger - considering the crime Ullah is suspected of committing 
  • A police union representing NYPD sergeants denounced CAIR as a 'radical organization' that 'promotes militant Islam' 

The suspect, named as Akayed Ullah, a 27-year-old Bangladeshi immigrant, had asked his wife in his home country to read the writings and listen to the sermons of Moulana Jasimuddin Rahmani 

The family of Akayed Ullah, who plotted to blow himself up in Times Square in an ISIS-inspired plot during morning rush hour claims they are are 'outraged' by the way they were treated after Monday's attack

The family of the would-be suicide bomber who plotted to blow himself up in a Port Authority subway in an ISIS-inspired plot during morning Manhattan rush hour claims they are are 'outraged' by the way they were treated - but they aren't getting much sympathy.

Akayed Ullah, 27,  lived with his mother, sister and two brothers in Brooklyn. He built his homemade pipe bomb inside the residence. 

But hours after the failed attack, his family said it was outraged by the way it was targeted by law enforcement, including pulling a teenage relative from class and questioning him without a parent, guardian or attorney present.

The family says it expects more from the justice system.

The statement was released on behalf of the family by Albert Fox Cahn, legal director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations in New York.

It read, 'We are heartbroken by the violence that was targeted at our city today, and by the allegations being made against a member of our family. 

'But we are also outraged by the behavior of law enforcement officials who have held children as small as four years old out in the cold and who held a teenager out of high school classes to interrogate him without a lawyer, without his parents. 

'These are not the sorts of actions that we expect from our justice system, and we have every confidence that our justice system will find the truth behind this attack and that we will, in the end, be able to learn what occurred today. 

'Thank you for your time.'

Ullah, 27, lived with his mother, sister and two brothers on this street in Brooklyn. He built his homemade pipe bomb inside the residence

Ullah, 27, lived with his mother, sister and two brothers on this street in Brooklyn. He built his homemade pipe bomb inside the residence

Hours after the failed attack, Ullah's family said it was outraged by the way it was targeted by law enforcement, including pulling a teenage relative from class and questioning him without a parent, guardian or attorney present. Officers patrol Times Square subway station Tuesday

Hours after the failed attack, Ullah's family said it was outraged by the way it was targeted by law enforcement, including pulling a teenage relative from class and questioning him without a parent, guardian or attorney present. Officers patrol Times Square subway station Tuesday

Ullah, an immigrant from Bangladesh, was the only person seriously injured in the blast during the Monday morning rush hour that sent commuters scurrying in panic.

His own wife and baby son are in Bangladesh. 

He met his wife through an arranged marriage two years ago and spent a month with them this fall before returning to the US on his green card. 

'Let me get this correct, your son walks in a public place wearing a bomb and your outrage at the behavior of the police...too bad get over it!!!' the Sergeant's Benevolent Association tweeted. 

The SBA is a union which represents approximately 13,000 active and retired sergeants of the NYPD.

'For those that may not be aware, CAIR is the mouthpiece for the American Muslim Brotherhood,' the SBA tweeted.

'It is a radical organization that will defend Muslim rights and promote militant Islam.

'Many of its top officials have been arrested for terrorism.'

Former talk show host Montel Williams wrote,  'This moronic, offensive, morally indefensible statement by CAIR lawyer just cost CAIR my support. I'm done.'

US prosecutors on Tuesday brought federal charges against Akayed Ullah, who was also charged in a criminal complaint filed in US district court in Manhattan with bombing a public place, destruction of property by means of explosive and use of a destructive device.

Ullah planned to 'murder as many human beings as he could ... in support of a vicious terrorist cause,' acting US attorney Joon Kim told a news conference after filing the charges. 

Is CAIR a 'terrorist organization'?

Nihad Awad (right), the executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, speaks to the press in Washington, DC last week

Nihad Awad (right), the executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, speaks to the press in Washington, DC last week

The Council on American-Islamic Relations is a civil rights organization that advocates on behalf of the estimated 3.3 million Muslims living in the United States.

CAIR is based in Washington, DC and has chapter offices nationwide.

Critics of CAIR accuse it of having links to terrorist groups such as Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood. 

In November 2014, the government of the United Arab Emirates published a list of numerous organizations it designated as 'terrorist' - a list that included CAIR.

The government of the United States does not consider CAIR to be a terrorist group.

In 2008, a group of individuals linked to the Texas-based Holy Land Foundation were tried and convicted of funneling money and supplies to Hamas, designated a 'terrorist' group following a 1995 executive order by President Bill Clinton.

CAIR was named an 'unindicted co-conspirator or joint venturer' in the case - a fact that right-wing critics have seized on in arguing that it is a terrorist group.

Nonetheless, as The Washington Post pointed out, CAIR itself has never been named in any indictment as it relates to terrorist offenses. 

In an email response top DailyMail.com, Cahn wrote: 'It’s nothing new for extremists to attack CAIR New York for defending the Constitution, but the point of our job isn’t to be popular, it’s to safeguard America’s most fundamental rights. 

'These values, which transcend party and faith, are as old as this country itself, and we are proud to defend the rights of members of the Ullah family. 

'These men and women have been accused of no crime and are as shocked and heartbroken as all other New Yorkers. 

'In this country, we do not convict people for simply being guilty by association.

'We at CAIR New York grieved when our city was attacked, and we were relieved that more weren’t injured Monday, but we cannot let grief and anger drive us to destroy our constitution.

'On a personal note: as a Jewish man who grew up learning about what could happen when religious animus went unopposed, I feel it even more urgent to speak out against the anti-Muslim bias driving many of these comments.' 

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