Malcolm X‘s household goes after the federal authorities in a brand new lawsuit … alleging the feds performed a key function within the civil rights chief’s 1965 assassination.
Three of Malcolm X’s daughters filed the swimsuit Friday on their very own behalf and on behalf of his property, claiming the CIA, FBI, DOJ and NYPD all participated in a wide-ranging conspiracy behind their father’s taking pictures demise.
Within the docs, obtained by TMZ, the household claims these companies additionally engaged in a decades-long coverup after Malcolm was gunned down on February 21, 1965 on the Audubon Ballroom in Manhattan.
Malcolm’s household claims the CIA, FBI, DOJ and NYPD had been conscious of credible threats towards his life main as much as his assassination … however they did nothing to cease the homicide.
The household claims former head of the FBI J. Edgar Hoover directed federal companies to illegally surveil Malcolm X and actively conspire to scale back Malcolm’s safety, leaving Malcolm susceptible to an assault they imagine Hoover knew was imminent.
As for allegations of a authorities cover-up… the household claims witnesses had been manipulated with false information … they usually allege the feds hid proof that that they had identified in regards to the assassination plot.
Malcolm X’s household is looking for greater than $100 million in damages.
The FBI tells TMZ … “It’s the standard practice to decline to comment on ongoing litigation.”
We additionally reached out to the CIA and NYPD … to date no phrase again.
