Civil rights activist Malcolm X‘s relations notified the Metropolis of New York and different entities that they might file a lawsuit alleging information of proof saved from the household after he was killed in a Manhattan ballroom in 1965.

The Nebraska-born activist, born Malcolm Little, was assassinated on the Audobon Ballroom in Manhattan on Feb. 21 at 39. They introduced the lawsuit on the anniversary of his demise.

In keeping with CBS Information, relations of the assassinated chief and their legal professional, Benjamin Crump, introduced plans to file a lawsuit towards the New York Metropolis Police Division and a number of other authorities businesses. The household claims that they deliberately hid proof instantly associated to the homicide.

Qubilah Shabazz and Ilyasah Shabazz, two of Malcolm X’s daughters, appeared with Crump at a press convention asserting their intention to sue town of New York, the state of New York, the NYPD, the district legal professional’s workplace, and numerous federal regulation enforcement businesses, together with the FBI and the CIA.

As a foundation for submitting the lawsuit, Crump referenced the 2 males exonerated for the killing of Malcolm X two years in the past. Muhammad Aziz and Khalil Islam have been awarded a $36 million lawsuit settlement in October 2021.

On the press convention, which befell on the web site the place Malcolm X was killed (now The Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Schooling Middle), Crump mentioned, “The rhetorical query is that this: if the federal government compensated the 2 gents that have been wrongfully convicted for the assassination of Malcolm X with tens of hundreds of thousands of {dollars}, then what’s to be the compensation for the daughters who suffered essentially the most from the assassination of Malcolm X?

“We intend to have vigorous litigation of this matter, to have discovery, to have the ability to take depositions of the people who’re nonetheless alive, 58 years later, to be sure that some measure of justice could be given to Malcolm X’s daughters.”

“The reality of what occurred and who was concerned has at all times been important.”

They’re suing for $100 million.