AP Wire | 07/27/2006 | Federal judge backs release of Islamic charity fundraiser

AP Wire | 07/27/2006 | Federal judge backs release of Islamic charity fundraiser: "Federal judge backs release of Islamic charity fundraiser
JEREMIAH MARQUEZ
Associated Press

LOS ANGELES - A federal judge has ordered that a top fundraiser for an Islamic charity the government says has ties to terrorism be released from detention, his attorney said Thursday.

Abdel-Jabbar Hamdan, who has been held for two years, was ordered released without bond, according to his attorney, Ranjana Natarajan of the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California.

'We're thrilled, we're just thrilled,' Natarajan said"