Jailed for life in imam slay

A BROOKLYN killer will spend life behind bars, with no chance of parole, for the cold-blooded murder of a beloved Muslim cleric and his friend two years ago.

A Queens judge sentenced Oscar Morel on Wednesday — three months after a jury found him guilty of the double murder.

Imam Maulana Akonjee, 55, and Thara Uddin, 64, were walking home from an Ozone Park mosque about 2 p.m. Aug. 13, 2016, when Morel, 37, came up from behind and started shooting them.

Prosecutors didn’t present evidence of Morel’s motive. He maintains his innocence and plans an appeal, his lawyer, Michael Schewd said.

Akonjee’s death sparked outrage, and the Council on American-Islamic relations contended the killing “corresponded with a nationwide surge in anti-Muslim hate crimes.”