MALCOM X's FAMILY SUES U. S. LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, SEEKING $100M.(PHOTO).
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Malcolm X's family sues US law enforcement agencies, seeking $100m
The family of Malcolm X sued federal law enforcement agencies and the New York Police Department (NYPD) for allegedly conspiring to kill the slain civil rights leader, Anadolu Agency reports.
The wrongful death lawsuit, which is seeking $100 million in damages, is being brought by Ilyasah Shabazz, Malcolm’s daughter, and other family members.
It names the US government, Justice Department, FBI, CIA and the NYPD, saying the agencies knew in advance of the plot to kill Malcolm, but did nothing to stop it, and later worked to cover-up their involvement.
The suit alleges that the FBI and CIA collaborated with undercover agents in the Nation of Islam, a Black separatist Muslim movement for which Malcolm was a spokesman before he left the group. The suit says FBI agents worked to compromise his safety by arresting his security team in the days leading up to the 21 February, 1965 assassination.
The bureau is also alleged to have removed security officers from the Audubon Ballroom, the site of the killing, and failed to approve permits that would have allowed Malcolm to carry a firearm.
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