Fed Judge Orders FBI To Turnover Secret Calls For Lawsuit
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MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) - A federal judge in Miami has sided with a Pakistani-American man, who was cleared of terrorism support charges, and ordered the FBI to allow him to examine hundreds of classified phone intercepts as part of his malicious prosecution lawsuit against the U.S.
The ruling Tuesday means that Irfan Khan will get up to 700 calls the FBI has resisted releasing, in part over national security concerns. Some particularly sensitive intercepts still may remain secret.
Khan attorney Michael Hanna says the calls could bolster Khan's claims the government knew he was innocent before he was charged with conspiring to support the Pakistani Taliban terror group. Khan spent 319 days in jail before prosecutors dropped all charges without explanation.
Khan's father, Muslim imam Hafiz Khan, was convicted of supporting the Taliban and is serving a 25-year prison sentence.
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