06.12.2013 - 10:29 [ Reuters ]

Pakistani immigrant sues U.S. over false arrest in war on terrorism

A Pakistani immigrant who says he was held for more than 10 months in solitary confinement after being falsely arrested on terrorism charges has filed a lawsuit in federal court in Miami, saying he was a victim of „overzealousness“ in the U.S. war on terrorism. Irfan Khan, a 40-year-old Muslim, emigrated to the United States from Pakistan in 1994 and is a naturalized U.S. citizen.