Khan has returned home and says he is not resigning from his council seat despite initially agreeing to resign according to Lodi Mayor Mikey Hothi.
LODI, Calif. — Lodi City Councilmember Shakir Khan called the election crimes allegations against him 'false claims' in an interview with ABC10 outside his home Saturday.
Khan said he is not resigning from his council seat despite initially agreeing to resign according to Lodi Mayor Mikey Hothi.
Khan faces 14 felony charges related to election crimes.
Saturday afternoon, ABC10 spoke with Khan for the first time since his arrest Thursday and we asked Khan for his response to the allegations.
"All those allegations are allegations and I will fight them in the court of law," he said. "I would like the public to withhold their judgements and do not make any assumption and let the court decide what's right and what's wrong."
Khan was released Friday night after his arrest Thursday on suspicion of fraudulently casting votes and registering a fictitious person, among other charges.
"This is just fake and false allegations," said Khan. "I'm looking forward to clearing my name and I'm going to continue to serve the people of my district."
He believes the charges may be targeted.
"Everybody knows that they're targeting because I'm different and I'm from minority," said Khan. "They're all false claims and time will tell what's right and what's wrong."
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