Egypt releases Omar Abdul Rahman's son

The Egyptian authorities released yesterday Abdallah Abdul Rahman after questioning by the authorities.

Abdallah is the son of Islamic Group leader Omar Abdul Rahman who is imprisoned for life in an American prison.

Abdallah Abdul Rahman told ArabicNews.com that he was questioned at a police station in Giza governorate for an entire day, during which the investigators asked him about his efforts in raising and following up on the issue of his father and whether his brothers, Mohammed and Ahmed, currently living in Afghanistan, are communicating with family members.

He said he was also questioned on the way his family is spending money and over what took place in his meeting last month with US lawyer Ramsey Clark, who is following up on the case of Omar Abdul Rahman in the US.

Abdul Rahman said that during the interrogations he denied any relation with Islamic Group members either in Egypt on Algeria, adding that his father stopped all communications with the family four months ago. Moreover, he denied any communications with Afghanistan.