Abdul Hadi Arwani: Police investigating murder charge man with possession of explosive substance
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Version 0 of 1. Police investigating the murder of London preacher Abdul Hadi Arwani have charged a man with possessing an explosive substance. Khalid Rashad, 61, from Wembley, was also accused of possessing ammunition for a firearm without a certificate. Rashad has been remanded in custody, and is due to appear at Camberwell Green Magistrates' Court on Saturday. Syrian-born Arwani, 48, was found shot dead in his car earlier this month. A former Imam at the An Noor mosque in Acton until early 2011 - after which point he concentrated on his own business ventures - Arwani was a vocal critic of Bashar Al-Assad’s brutal regime in Syria. Last week, Leslie Cooper, 36, from Brent in north west London, appeared at the Old Bailey last week charged with Mr Arwani's murder. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command also arrested a 53-year-old woman in Brent on 15 April on suspicion of the commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism. She was released with no further action on Wednesday. A 36-year-old man detained on 17 April on suspicion of conspiracy to murder was bailed to a date in early May. Additional reporting by PA |