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 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
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.
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