Rogue California Judge Releases Orlando ISIS Terrorist’s Wife on Bail
A California judge has ignored the government’s pleas to keep Noor Salman — the wife of the Orlando jihadi terrorist who killed 49 people at Pulse nightclub last year — in prison, ordering her release pending bail Wednesday afternoon.
Judge Donna Ryu held the opinion that Salman is not connected to the Islamic State terror group — though her husband killed and injured dozens after swearing allegiance to the group before his onslaught — and did not have radical views, according to the Orlando Sentinel. Ryu also claims that Salman is not a flight risk nor does she threaten public safety.
“I find at this time the weight of the evidence is debatable,” the judge commented.
Prosecutors strongly cautioned against releasing Salman on bail. The government now has two days to appeal the ruling before Salman can be released on a $500,000 bond. If she goes free, Salman will be obligated to wear an electronic ankle monitor.
On June 12, 2016, Omar Mateen — Salman’s deceased husband — committed the worst terrorist attack on American soil since 9/11. The Department of Justice claims that Salman helped her husband commit that massacre. She has been charged with aiding and abetting and provision of material support to a foreign terrorist organization.
Salman was involved in several suspicious activities in the run-up to the terrorist attack. For one, she was with her husband when he cased the scene in Orlando. Just days prior to the nightclub assault, Salman helped her husband stock up on ammunition, received access to his bank account, and was added to his life insurance policy.
Additionally, prosecutors claim Salman “knowingly misled” the FBI in their investigation of the attack, which is a federal offense.
Even more evidence has come to light in recent days regarding Salman’s activities prior to the attack. She and her husband racked up tens-of-thousands of dollars in credit card purchases days before the shooting, the Associated Press reported.
Orlando Chief of Police John Mina expressed his extreme disappointment with the unilateral actions taken by the rogue justice in California.
Here is a statement from Chief John Mina about the pending release of #Pulse gunman's wife, Noor Salman from federal custody: pic.twitter.com/vEnvtTIpwN
— Orlando Police (@OrlandoPolice) March 1, 2017
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