Sat Nov 16 01:30:41 UTC 2024: ## Malcolm X Family Sues CIA, FBI, and NYPD for $100 Million Over Assassination
**New York, NY** – The family of Malcolm X filed a $100 million wrongful-death lawsuit on Friday against the CIA, FBI, and NYPD, alleging the agencies conspired in the civil rights leader’s 1965 assassination and actively concealed their involvement. The suit claims a “corrupt, unlawful, and unconstitutional” relationship between law enforcement and Malcolm X’s killers allowed the assassination to occur.
The lawsuit alleges several instances of government misconduct, including the arrest of Malcolm X’s security detail days before the assassination, the intentional removal of NYPD officers from the ballroom where he was speaking, and the failure of undercover agents present at the event to intervene. The family’s attorney, Ben Crump, stated, “We believe that they all conspired to assassinate Malcolm X.”
The lawsuit highlights the NYPD’s failure to disclose the presence of undercover agents at the scene and a pre-assassination tip received by a New York Daily News reporter. These revelations follow a 2022 review that exonerated two men wrongly convicted of the murder, highlighting evidence withheld by law enforcement. While that review didn’t identify the actual killers or definitively prove government collusion, it uncovered significant evidence of official negligence and cover-ups.
The CIA and FBI have not yet commented, and the NYPD stated it does not comment on pending litigation. The lawsuit seeks to address the decades of unanswered questions surrounding Malcolm X’s death and the pain endured by his family due to the government’s alleged actions and subsequent cover-up. The family argues they were left in the dark about the true extent of government involvement and the identity of those responsible for ensuring his demise.
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