By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
The father of New York bombing suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami has accused the FBI of “punishing” his family for the accusations against his son.
Mohammed Rahami told the Associated Press that his family is barred from traveling to the U.S. and that the FBI has made “mistake after mistake.”
The father said the FBI failed to act when he told investigators in 2014 that he had suspicions of his son after he returned from trips to Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The FBI, however, disputes those claims, saying the father never raised the issue of his son’s potential interest in terrorism.
Rahami said his wife and one of his sons were prevented from traveling to Afghanistan to the U.S.
His son was arrested for allegedly planting bombs in New York and New Jersey, injuring 31 people last month.
“My son’s bad act damaged our repute, it defamed my motherland and it caused bad impression about Islam, which stands for peace,” the father said.
