The Associated Press reported that the suspect , who made the demand in a court filing on Thursday, said he was being "unjustly detained" by the American government.
"All Muslims should only be ruled by the law of the Koran," AbdulMutallab wrote.
In a separate, handwritten court filing, the suspect also wrote that 'excessive force' was used to restrain him on Wednesday after he assaulted several officers from his cell 'in defence of Muhammad.'
AbdulMutallab asked the court to order that no force be used on him.
The requests are part of a growing list of complaints that Abdulmutallab has had with the justice system since he was arrested.
Last September, he fired his court-appointed attorneys, insisting he could represent himself.
In April, Abdulmutallab said in court that he had been denied certain reading materials and commissary items, and that he had not been able to call his standby lawyer when he wanted.
"I feel – how should I say – I'm being treated unjustly and unfairly by the government," Abdulmutallab told U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds at the April hearing.
Authorities have said that AbdulMutallab is an al-Qaeda operative trained in Yemen for the suicide mission, which was foiled when a passenger subdued him.
He is facing numerous charges, including conspiracy to commit terrorism.
In September, when Abdulmutallab fired his government-appointed lawyers, he suggested that he wanted to plead guilty to some charges. He has said nothing about a plea since.
Source: PUNCH
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