FBI official says want to listen Muslims' concerns

By Raja Zahid A Khanzada

DALLAS: Special Agent in-charge Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for North Texas Robert E.Casey has said the purpose of meeting with Muslim community leadership, and media is to listen their issues and concerns.

"Well it's important for the FBI to hear from the community, all segments of the community in the area we serve to understand community concern about crime, national security, and maters and understand how the FBI works and operates to help them secure their lives".

He made these comments while talking to Geo news at Islamic association of north Texas (IANT) in Richardson. Responding to a question Casey informed that "I cover about 120,000 sq miles of Texas and the whole DFW area panhandle and east Texas, all FBI operation in that area I am in-charge of".

Replying to a question regarding current policy of FBI, Casey said, "the policy guides us for everything that we do, by law and attorney general guidelines by the bill of rights so we only do those things we have legal bases to do. We have to have certain information we have legal restriction on what we do. And we follow that very carefully".

Responding to a question when US Attorney for Northern district of Texas Sarah R. Saldona was asked about various radio stations in Dallas areas with hateful propaganda against Muslims which causes anger and frustration in Muslims, she said that hate speeches are immoral and should not happen but US constitution permits free speech and we cannot legally help the Muslim community in this regard and to stop it. Later all the invited guests mingled with community members.