(Columbus Dispatch) The Council on American-Islamic Relations’ national office revealed more information on Wednesday afternoon about two people who came forward to say they were familiar with — and in one case, directly involved in — a plan to spy on American Muslims for the Investigative Project on Terrorism.
The information came out after CAIR-Ohio, which covers Columbus and Cincinnati, announced on Dec. 14 that it had fired its executive director, Romin Iqbal, for spying for the group. He reportedly had been helping the anti-Muslim organization for years.
Iqbal, 45, had been working in the Hilliard office since 2006 and was executive director since 2018.
It is still unclear what his motive may have been, and Iqbal’s attorney said on Wednesday afternoon that he still had no comment.
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