The family of civil rights activist Malcolm X has sued the CIA, FBI, New York City Police Department (NYPD) and others for their roles in his assassination in 1965.
The $100 million lawsuit, filed Friday in federal court in New York City, was announced by attorneys Ben Crump and Raymond Hamlin, along with relatives of the late activist. press conference.
While Mr. Crump announced a lawsuit against “the United States government, the FBI, the CIA, and the New York City Police Department, who we believe conspired in the assassination of Malcolm X,” Ilyasa, one of X's five living daughters, -Shabazz took the stage.
“Every day, week, month for the past three years, we've unearthed new evidence…evidence that people have never before spoken about what they witnessed during the tumultuous 1960s.” said.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) also named The Associated Press reported in the lawsuit.
X, the civil rights movement's most prominent black supremacist, was just 39 years old when he was shot and killed while giving a speech in New York City.
He was once a leading figure in the black separatist group Nation of Islam, but faced backlash from them shortly before his death. blame After a trip to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, he spoke about the organization's “racist philosophy.”
In 1966, Muhammad Abdul Aziz, Khalil Islam, and Mujahid Abdul Halim were convicted of X's murder, which is believed to have been revenge by members of the Nation of Islam.
Halim admitted to shooting X, but Aziz and Islam was exonerated Decades later, in 2021, NPR reported that prosecutors presented new evidence of “witness intimidation and destruction of exculpatory evidence.”
Then-District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. apologized for the “serious and unacceptable violation of the law and public trust” by law enforcement.
In a lawsuit against law enforcement, Mr. X's family said prosecutors suppressed the government's role in his murder.
The complaint alleges that there was a “corrupt” relationship between the government and a “ruthless killer that went unchecked for years and was actively hidden, tolerated, protected, and promoted by government officials.” are.
The complaint also alleges that the NYPD worked with federal law enforcement to arrest Mr.
It also alleges that federal law enforcement placed undercover agents in the ballroom and that they failed to protect Mr. X while he was being attacked.
Mr. X's late wife, Betty Shabazz, and his entire family have “suffered unknown pain” since the activist's murder, the lawsuit added.
“They have no idea who killed Malcolm X, why he was killed, the level of orchestration by the NYPD, FBI, and CIA, the identity of the government agents who conspired to ensure his death, or their own role. did not know the identity of the government official who concealed the situation,” the report said. . “The damage done to the Shabazz family is unimaginably severe and irreparable.”
None of the agencies have commented on the allegations in the lawsuit.
The family has expressed their intention to sue the government. announced Crump made the announcement in February 2023, Breitbart News reported.
