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| Muslim Group CAIR Sues FBI in Death of Boston Bomb Suspect's Friend |
| 2015-03-05 |
| [AnNahar] A civil rights group for Moslems said Monday it will sue the Federal Bureau of Investigation over the 2013 shooting death of a friend of a Boston Marathon bombings suspect. Ibragim Todashev, 27, was killed after a violent altercation with Sherlocks following lengthy questioning at his apartment in Orlando, Florida in May 2013. The FBI said Todashev had pulled a knife on Sherlocks and tried to grab an agent's gun following questioning on his role in the Boston bombings. But the Florida chapter of the Council on American--Islamic Relations (CAIR ...designated a terrorist group by the UAE... ) disputes the version of events. "Around midnight, after five hours of interrogation, (Agent Aaron) McFarlane shot Todashev. Seven times. Todashev was unarmed with any gun, knife, explosive, or other deadly weapon," CAIR said in a statement. "Todashev did not pose a threat of serious bodily harm to McFarlane or any other person. No viable justification has been offered to account for McFarlane's shooting and killing Todashev." CAIR said it had sent a formal notice to the FBI, the first step in a civil rights lawsuit against the national police agency. "We are seeking answers and justice for someone who was shot seven times by an FBI agent in his own home after hours of interrogation," said Thania Diaz Clevenger, the civil rights director for CAIR Florida. The FBI said it could not comment on pending litigation, but pointed to reports last year by the Department of Justice and the Florida State Attorney's Office, both of which cleared the agency. Police have said Todashev, a friend of slain Boston bombings suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, had confessed to his and Tsarnaev's involvement in a September 11, 2011 triple murder before he was shot. Todashev had been questioned several times in the aftermath of the April 15, 2013 kaboom on the Boston Marathon allegedly carried out by Tsarnaev and his brother, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, which left three people dead and 264 injured. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's trial is due to start Wednesday. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #4 taking out the trash |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-03-05 14:08 |
| #3 It is a known fact that CAIR is a terrorist organization. But as long as we have Obama as the president of this country, they are also Obama's advisors in Muslims issues. |
| Posted by: Ana 2015-03-05 12:30 |
| #2 Just to raise noise for the trial. |
| Posted by: Thravinter Lover of the Sith9340 2015-03-05 11:42 |
| #1 Personally, I think CAIR should be outlawed as a terrorist-sponsoring organization. They were unindicted co-conspirator's in the Texas Holyland trial for being bag men for Hamas and the Hezbullies. Should have been indicted and deported somewhere that sucks or buried in Supermax. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2015-03-05 11:29 |