Participants in the demonstration at the federal building in downtown Detroit on November 5, 2009. The action was called by MECAWI to protest the assassination of Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah on October 28 by the FBI.
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Monday, February 1, 2010
Event: Press Conference to Release Autoposy of Slain Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah
Location: Dearborn Police Department, Michigan Near Southfield, Feb. 1, 10:15am
Action: Protest the Cover-up of the Assassination of Detroit Imam
Sponsor: Michigan Emergency Committee Against War & Injustice (MECAWI)
Contact: 313.671.3715 or 887.4344
E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]
URL: http://www.mecawi.org
Protest the Assassination of Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah and Subsequent Cover-up
On Monday, February 1, Dearborn Police will release the long suppressed autoposy report on the death of Detroit Imam Ameen Abdullah. The Islamic leader was killed in Dearborn by FBI agents on October 28. Since Imam Abdullah's death many local and national Islamic, African-American and human rights organizations have refused to accept the law-enforcement version of events.
The Michigan Emergency Committee Against War & Injustice has condemned the assassination of the African-American leader and is demanding that all relevant information pertaining to the case be made public. In addition, we are demanding that those responsible for the unjustified death of Imam Abdullah be held criminally liable.
Preliminary reports on the autopsy suggests that the imam was shot 21 times, with numerous gunshot wounds found below his waist and in the back. The imam was then handcuffed and placed in a prone position.
MECAWI views the murder of this Muslim leader as a continuation of the federal government's counterintelligence program aimed at neutralizing and liquidating African-American leadership. This assassination took place alongside the escalating repression against Muslims in the United States and the expansion of U.S. wars abroad in Afghanistan, Iraq and Yemen.
All those who seek justice for the family and friends of Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah should participate in the press conference and demonstration.
Abayomi Azikiwe,
Media Liaison
MEDIA ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Ron Scott, 313.399.7345
Abayomi Azikiwe, 313.671.3715
January 31, 2010
Coalition Challenges Police Killing, Demonstrates at Luqman Autopsy Press Conference
The Detroit Coalition Against Police Brutality will join with MECAWI (Michigan Emergency Committee Against War & Injustice) and other organizations to express outrage over the autopsy report that indicated that the late Imam Luqman Abdullah of the Masjid Al-Haqq in Dearborn was shot 21 times by law enforcement officers. The demonstration will be held:
Luqman Kiling Demonstration
Monday, February 1, 2010
10:15 a.m.
Across the street from Dearborn Police Headquarters
Michigan Avenue at Mercury Drive
“A long trail of blood has come to this news conference this morning,” said Coalition spokesperson Ron Scott. “It has been a long time since we’ve seen the carnage that is described in this autopsy report. While the Dearborn Police Department and the FBI will present those findings in an attempt to justify this undercover assault, no words can silence the pain of Luqman’s family and the Muslim and African American communities as a whole who see this as an acceleration of police violence.
“The Coalition continues to call for an independent investigation of the Luqman shooting,” continued Scott “We find it interesting that it has taken so long for the autopsy report to be released. People throughout Detroit, Michigan, the nation and the world are appalled that a religious leader’s body could be ripped apart like this in a torrent of bullets. We will continue to continue to draw attention to these unprecedented acts of violence.”
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