He's not under arrest and has confirmed that he's known Redouane Dahmani for several years.

BBC: Lotfi Raissi transcript

The FBI connected Raissi with the terrorist suspect Doha through Dahmani's number in Doha's address book.

BBC: Lotfi Raissi transcript

The name and number was that of one Redouane Dahmani, and as a result, Dahmani is in jail in the US, proclaiming his innocence.

BBC: Lotfi Raissi transcript

The government alleges Raissi and Dahmani prepared a false affidavit and submitted a false application in January 2000 in support of Dahamani's asylum application.

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Unfortunately for the FBI, their thesis collapses with claims from the lawyer that the book wasn't Doha's after all, which would leave Raissi and Dahmani in the clear.

BBC: Lotfi Raissi transcript

This is happening in an area called Zawyet al dahmani.

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Dahmani is alleged to have aided Haydar Abu Doha, an Algerian the United States has accused of conspiring to bomb the Los Angeles International Airport around New Year's 2000.

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Prosecutors in Phoenix, Arizona, filed 11 more counts Tuesday against Raissi, accusing him of making false statements to help get asylum in the United States for another Algerian, Redouane Dahmani.

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Dahmani once shared his apartment with Lotfi Raissi.

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