No,...he's absolutely lying.... we all need to look at these Muslim families through their eyes of Islam and not as we would our families. The father did exactly as they've been instructed to do....' to defend Islam'...which he did.....'to deny it was terrorism'...which he did....and 'to deny he was aware'.....which he did.
He's been coached by those within the Muslim Community.....either beforehand or since the event. He is not standing alone in his responses.
The parents of the murderer operate a "religious non-profit."
As a nation, we remain extremely naïve, just like Sweden, Germany etc. Political correctness is blocking us from taking self-defensive measures.
Using hindsight, his parents should not have been admitted. Using common sense they should be run out of this country immediately, instead of listening to their double-talk and believing their taqiyya.
But we won't. Instead we will listen to a President named Hussain, who will blame something other than violent islam.