It is time to hold the FBI accountable for its crimes | Opinions - By Steve Downs, Former Chief Attorney for The NY State Commission on Judicial Conduct | Shared News Links
Post Link It is time to hold the FBI accountable for its crimes | Opinions | Al Jazeera Sunday December 19 th , 2021 at 9:33 AM Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News And Video From Al Jazeera 1 Share Steve Downs Former Chief Attorney for The NY State Commission on Judicial Conduct Published On 19 Dec 2021 19 Dec 2021 On November 18, a New York judge threw out the convictions of Muhammad Aziz and Khalil Islam, 55 years after the two men were convicted of the February 1965 assassination of Malcolm X. A two-year investigation by the Manhattan district attorney’s office revealed that both the New York Police Department and the FBI failed to disclose exculpatory information about the men, which likely would have led to their acquittal. Judge Ellen Biben, who presided over the hearing, spoke about the “serious miscarriages of justice”, while district attorney, Cyrus Vance, apologised for “serious unacceptable violations of the law and the public trust” by the FBI and the NYPD, and stated