NEW YORK (AP) — The family of slain civil rights leader Malcolm X marked the anniversary of his 1965 assassination Tuesday by announcing plans to sue agencies including the CIA, FBI, New York Police Department and others for 100 million dollars, accusing them of playing a role in his death.
Two of his daughters, Ilyasah Shabazz and Qubilah Shabazz, were joined by attorney Ben Crump at a news conference at the site of the former Audubon Ballroom in Manhattan where Malcolm X was shot and killed as crowds gathered to hear speaking in february. 21, 1965.
Questions have arisen for decades as to who was responsible for her death.
Three men were convicted but two were acquitted in 2021 after a new inquiry into the cases against them found evidence used to secure the convictions was shocking and authorities withheld some information.
Ilyasah Shabazz, co-administrator of his father’s estate, filed a complaint, which is the first step in the lawsuit, saying the agencies “conspired with each other and others and acted and failed to act in such a case. way to bring about the wrongful death of Malcolm X.”
“For years, our family has been fighting for the truth to come out,” she said at the news conference. “We want justice for our father.”
Emails seeking comment have been sent to the CIA, the FBI, the Department of Justice and the New York City Law Department. The DOJ and NYPD declined to comment.
Crump noted the anniversary date and said that since then “there has been speculation about who was involved in the assassination of Malcolm X.”
He cited the 2021 waivers and said government agencies, including the Manhattan District Attorney, the NYPD and the FBI “have factual evidence, exculpatory evidence that they fraudulently withheld from the men who were wrongfully convicted of murdering Malcolm X”.
When asked if he believed government agencies conspired to assassinate Malcolm, Crump said, “Yes, that’s what it is. They infiltrated many civil rights organizations.”
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