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    Malcolm X’s Daughters Sue CIA, FBI Over assassination of Malcolm X

    Malcolm X daughters file landmark suit for justice against the CIA, FBI, NYPD and others accused of conspiring to assassinate legendary civil rights leader in 1965 In their lawsuit, filed November 15, 2024 in Manhattan federal court, they alleged that the intelligence agencies created a cover-up and buried evidence for decades to deny Malcolm X’s family of the truth and justice they so rightfully deserved. In a bold move, the daughters — Gamilah Shabazz and Irene V. Shabazz — and the Malcolm X estate are pursuing to challenge what they have characterized as a “corrupt and unlawful” conspiracy surrounding their father’s assassination. The family, represented by prominent civil rights lawyer Ben Crump, has said that they have been hurting for years due to the absence of transparency and accountability regarding the case.

    Crump told reporters, “We believe they all conspired to execute Malcolm X,” calling the deceased civil rights stalwart “one of 20th century’s great intellects.” This is about more than recovering damages; it is about finding the truth.

    Malcolm X-who later wore the title of El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz was assassinated on February 21, 1965 inside Manhattan’s Audubon Ballroom while speaking before hundreds of people. The leader was 39 years old when he died.

    Three men, Muhammad Abdul Aziz, Khalil Islam, and Thomas Hagan, had been convicted of his murder. However, in 2021, upon re-examination, Aziz and Islam had their convictions vacated for prosecutorial misconduct and suppressed evidence.

    The lawsuit makes some shocking allegations about the actions-or lack thereof-of law enforcement and federal agencies:

    Absence of Security: It says Malcolm X’s secret service was arrested days before the murder and intentionally removed from where he was murdered.

    FBI surveillance: The indictment continues to accuse the FBI of placing individuals there, observing Malcolm X, knowing he was at risk — and did nothing about it.

    Government Cover-up: The family insists that federal and local authorities had been actively covering up their involvement in the assassination, and then gave any assistance to the perpetrators.

    All the daughters of Malcolm X have lived through a great deal of emotional pain due to the questions that were left open and the information kept away from them. “We’ve lived with the weight of injustice for nearly 60 years,” Ilyasah Shabazz said at a news conference. “This lawsuit is our demand for accountability and transparency.”

    This case, the legal team for the family finally hopes, will yield long-overdue answers and contest a historical record that has been murky for decades.

    So far, the NYPD, CIA, and Department of Justice have not responded to the charges. The FBI, for its part, refused to comment on pending litigation, which is par for the course with the agency. The suit is more than one family’s quest for justice; it has brought back into the spotlight the U.S. government’s spying on Black leaders during the Era of Civil Rights and the consequences this had for movements toward racial equality. The case underlines a pattern of systemic abuses still echoing today in struggles for social justice. Experts say such a suit would have great implications for rewriting history: “Should this case prevail, it has the potential to uncover certain facts long hidden about the agencies’ role in persecuting Black leadership.” – said one historian focused on the era of civil rights.

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