A leading member of Spain's Muslim community has hit out at the country's police following his release from detention as part of an investigation into the funding of Islamist extremists.
Mohamad Ayman Adlbi, who heads the Islamic Commission of Spain (CIE), has described the investigators focus on him as "unfounded".
He was arrested at his home in Madrid on Tuesday as part of an investigation into the funding of ISIS networks and was later released without charge.
"I must express our confidence in the judicial administration, regardless of the suspicions, which we consider unfounded," Mr Ayman Adlbi, 74, said in a statement.
He also voiced his "great displeasure" at being arrested when he could have easily been invited for "an interview" at the police station.
His arrest was part of an anti-terrorism investigation, an interior ministry source told AFP.
Two other people were also arrested as part of the same police operation.
Police have been investigating global Islamist funding networks that send money to Syria and other conflict zones.
The inquiry is being handled by an investigative unit which deals with terror-related issues.
Mr Ayman Adlbi was appointed last year to head the CIE, which represents Muslims in Spain and oversees religious services at the country's mosques.
