Showing posts with label FBI. Show all posts
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Thursday, July 15, 2010

Current State in Uganda

15 Jul 2010 12:35 Africa/Lagos

Current State in Uganda


KAMPALA, July 15, 2010/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Ambassador Lanier delivers remarks on the current state in Uganda since the World Cup bombings:


"We don't think there is a permanent danger here. We have not issued a particular travel advisory. We however do warn American citizens to stay away from crowded areas, particularly crowded insecure areas."


"At present we have three FBI people here from the region who are assisting with the investigation. We are likely to get some more. We are expecting that in the next few days or so."


"We believe the Uganda mission is more important than ever now. In fact the entire AMISOM mission, which is of course Uganda and Burundi, is more important because Al-Shabaab has shown a willingness to kill civilians outside of Somalia. This was, I think President Obama characterized it as a deplorable and cowardly act and we certainly agree with that and so we hope to increase our support as needed and as requested by the Ugandans."


Source: US Department of State



Saturday, January 30, 2010

American Imam was Handcuffed and Shot 21 Times by FBI


Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah


30 Jan 2010 16:18 Africa/Lagos

CAIR: Autopsy Shows Mich. Imam Shot 21 Times, Handcuffed

Muslim civil rights group repeats call for independent probe of FBI shooting

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today reiterated its call for an independent investigation into the death of a Michigan imam, or Islamic religious leader, who a leaked autopsy report has revealed was shot 21 times and then handcuffed during an October FBI raid in Detroit.


Video: Shocking Details of Slain Imam's Autopsy (Fox)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCYKZq9JLnc



CAIR, other civil liberties groups and Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), who is chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, have all called for an investigation into the death of Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah. Earlier this month, Conyers sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder to ask the Justice Department's civil rights division to investigate both the October shooting and whether the FBI violated the Constitution by using informants in mosques. A report detailing the imam's autopsy is scheduled for official release on Monday.


SEE: Autopsy in Imam Shooting to be Released Monday (Detroit News)
http://tinyurl.com/imamautopsy
Conyers: Review FBI Case on Imam (Detroit Free Press)
http://tinyurl.com/conyersimam



"The shocking details of the imam's autopsy raise a number of disturbing questions that need to be answered," said Dawud Walid, executive director of CAIR's Michigan chapter. "First of all, did the FBI agents follow established procedure when they shot the imam 21 times? How was the imam shot in the back? Was it proper procedure to handcuff either a dead body or a mortally-wounded suspect? If the agents found the imam alive following the shooting, did they call for medical assistance? All these questions need answers."


CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.


CONTACT: CAIR-MI Executive Director Dawud Walid, 248-842-1418, 248-559-2247, E-Mail: dwalid@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-488-8787 or 202-744-7726, E-Mail: ihooper@cair.com; CAIR Communications Coordinator Amina Rubin, 202-488-8787 or 202-341-4171, E-Mail: arubin@cair.com


Source: Council on American-Islamic Relations

CONTACT: CAIR-MI Executive Director Dawud Walid, +1-248-842-1418,
+1-248-559-2247, E-Mail: dwalid@cair.com; CAIR National Communications
Director Ibrahim Hooper, +1-202-488-8787 or +1-202-744-7726, E-Mail:
ihooper@cair.com; CAIR Communications Coordinator Amina Rubin, +1-202-488-8787
or +1-202-341-4171, E-Mail: arubin@cair.com


Web Site: Council on American-Islamic Relations

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