Suspect in terrorism case wants home detention in Georgia
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A man accused of helping to provide financial support to an al-Qaida leader wants a judge to allow him to live with relatives in Georgia while he awaits trial.
Lawyers for Asif Ahmed Salim say in court records that his sister-in-law, Gwinnett County Assistant District Attorney Sabrina Nizam, has agreed to monitor his activities if a judge allows him to be placed on home detention in Duluth, Georgia.
Salim is a former Ohio State University student. He is jailed and faces trial in federal court in Ohio.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Salim's attorneys deny his involvement in what prosecutors say was an effort to raise money for the late Anwar al-Awlaki, who was linked to planning several attacks against Americans. A U.S. drone strike killed Al-Awlaki in Yemen in 2011.