The family of the historic American civil rights activist Hajj Malik el Shabazzknown as Malcolm Xannounced this Friday a lawsuit against the United States Department of Justice, the FBI, the CIA and the New York Police, understanding that they left him unprotected in the face of the shooting attack, facilitated by these institutions, that ended his life on February 21, 1965.
That day, Malcolm but with which he ended up having serious disagreements.
In his announcement this Friday, the lawyer Ben Crumprepresenting the activist’s family, accuses all of these organizations of having played “an important role in the events that led to the assassination of Malcolm ».
The indictment points out that, from the Department of Justice to the New York Police, through the country’s two main intelligence agencies, “they were aware of serious and credible threats against the life of Malcolm X but decided not to intervene, allowing it to occur.” the tragic murder.
“These entities actively conspired to reduce his protection and left him vulnerable to an attack that they knew was imminent,” adds a lawsuit that accuses both the FBI and the CIA of “having collaborated with undercover agents within the Nation of Islam”.
Despite knowing the seriousness of the threats, the FBI not only left the activist unprotected, but also deliberately endangered his safety “by arresting his team of bodyguards days before his murder, removing those responsible for security from the room dance where he was murdered and deny the permits that allowed him to buy a firearm.
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