California shooter Farook wasn't extremist, says family lawyer
Lawyer stated that nobody should be claimed as a terrorist without concrete evidence.
SAN BERNARDINO (Dunya News) – California shooter Syed Rizwan Farook’s family laywer on Saturday stated that the attacker was not an extremist or terrorist. Addressing a press conference in the same city where Farook, 28 and his wife Tashfeen, 27 gunned down 14 people and wounded 21, Farook’s lawyer stated that nobody should be claimed as a terrorist without concrete evidence and media should not make such assumption on somebody’s statement.
Speaking on behalf of Farook’s family, the lawyer stated that the couple had no contact with any terrorist organization. The lawyer further added that the family had no idea that the couple was going to carry out an attack. He also informed that the family was cooperating with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) into the matter.
The family lawyer also stated that assumptions made by the media will lead to intolerance in the society. He stated that somebody’s personal actions should not be linked with religion.
Answering a question he stated that the family knew that Farook possessed licensed ammunition, however his brother was unaware of his actions.
Speaking on Farook’s wife, the lawyer stated that she was a housewife and had given birth to a child 6 months back. He informed that Tashfeen could not speak English properly. The lawyer said that she was educated but was not a Pharmacist. He also informed that Tashfeen had resided in Saudi Arabia for past 18 years prior to her marriage, was religious and had a mild personality.
The lawyer stated that Farook and Tashfeen had met through a dating website in 2013; they performed Hajj the same year and then got married in 2014.
The family lawyer also stated that Farook’s brother Raheel was getting threats and had closed his social media accounts due to this.
