Malcolm X’s family sues FBI, CIA and NYPD for $100m over his murder
by Marina Dunbar and agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#6S8GM)
Lawsuit alleges law enforcement agencies knew of plot to kill civil rights leader but did not act to stop it
The family of Malcolm X, the militant civil rights leader who was assassinated almost 60 years ago, filed a $100m federal lawsuit on Friday that accuses the FBI, the CIA and the New York police department (NYPD) of allowing his murder.
The lawsuit, brought by Malcolm X's daughter Ilyasah Shabazz and other family members, alleges the law enforcement agencies concealed evidence they knew of the plot to kill him but did not act to stop it.
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