FBI investigating the treatment of Somali man during his jail time

COLUMBUS (AP) -- The FBI is investigating how a Somali man was treated while being held on immigration charges before his terrorism-related indictment, a bureau spokesman said.
Nuradin Abdi, 32, was indicted June 14 on charges of plotting with others to blow up an unspecified Columbus shopping mall. He had been arrested seven months earlier and held on immigration charges.
Abdi was mostly held in county jails in Ohio during the seven months, his attorneys said.
FBI spokesman Gregory Palmore said Friday that the FBI is investigating Abdi's treatment during that time. Palmore said privacy laws prevent him from releasing information about where Abdi was held when.
Abdi attorney Mahir T. Sherif has said he was upset at his client's treatment in jail. He said Friday that he believes Abdi is seriously ill and needs treatment.
"He was a ghost detainee here in the United States. They booked him as John Doe, kept him in a room by himself, and the jailers referred to him as John Doe," he said.