PORTLAND, Oregon : A federal judge on Wednesday granted bond to an Oregon man charged with conspiracy to provide material support to one of three Islamist militants who carried out a 2009 suicide bombing in Pakistan.
Reaz Khan, a 48-year-old wastewater treatment plant operator for the city of Portland, was arrested on Tuesday on an indictment charging him with providing advice and funds to a suicide bomber who participated in an attack in Lahore, Pakistan, in May 2009 that killed 30 people and injured 300.
Khan, who pleaded not guilty during an initial court appearance on Tuesday, faces a maximum sentence of life in prison if he is convicted at trial.
During a bond hearing on Wednesday, federal prosecutors argued that Khan, a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Pakistan, should be held without bail because he was a flight risk and a danger to the community.
But U.S. District Judge Michael Mosman granted his release on $25,000 bond, citing his job, family, ties to the community and lack of a criminal record.
Mosman also said that Khan, a married father of three, knew he was under investigation and had retained defense lawyers before his arrest but made no effort to flee despite having cash and valid U.S. and Pakistani passports.
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