[2] Friends and family expressed disbelief at Ghany's arrest, stating that he was "the most quiet guy ever", and "kind of a nerd".
[citation needed] Represented by Rocco Galati, Ghany was held at the Maplehurst Correctional Complex.
[4] The charges stemmed from the his attendance at a winter camp near Washago that prosecutors alleged was planned as an opportunity to hone their terrorist skills.
[4] Six weeks after the arrests, Ghany became the second suspect to be granted bail as he was released by Justice Hilda Weiss on a $140,000 pledge on July 20 on the condition that he could not leave his parents' house unaccompanied unless going to school, work or to see his lawyer, that he report to police weekly, and not communicate with other suspects in the case.
[1] On April 15, 2008, nearly two years after the arrests, all charges were dropped against Ghany, Qayyum Abdul Jamal, Ibrahim Aboud and Yasim Mohamed.