DETROIT, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Muslim-American community leaders say they're concerned about the FBI's use of informants to infiltrate their places of worship.
The Detroit News reported Sunday that Muslim-American leaders suspect an informant named Jabril played a key role in the case of slain Detroit mosque leader Luqman Ameen Abdullah, who was killed in a police shootout in October.
U.S. prosecutors are reportedly seeking a protective order to keep the identities of three informants used in the case secret as U.S. Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., urged Washington to review the use of informants in houses of worship.
Muslim advocates told the News they believe there's a growing problem of improper use of informants. They reportedly accuse "Jabril" of luring Abdullah to his death in the fatal shooting. Police say he was a suspect in moving stolen goods.
"Without predication, without reason, we cannot send informants into a religious institution just to see what is going on," said Andrew Arena, special agent in charge of the Detroit FBI office. "That is illegal. On the flip side, if there are individuals involved in criminal activity, and they are trying to hide behind a religious institution, that's not going to fly."
