Washington - Rep. Holt: Special Counsel Should Investigate NYPD |
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Published on: September 15, 2011 04:00 PM
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Washington - A New Jersey congressman is calling for the Justice Department to appoint a special counsel to investigate the New York Police Department’s intelligence division.
An Associated Press investigation recently revealed the existence of a secret NYPD team that mapped and monitored Muslim neighborhoods in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Police documents obtained by the AP also revealed the department maintained a list 28 countries that, along with “American Black Muslim” it considered “ancestries of interest.”
In a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder this week, Democratic congressman Rush Holt says those activities could violate federal civil rights laws.
The Justice Department had no immediate comment on the request.
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Sep 15, 2011 at 04:05 PM Liepa Says:Report as Inappropriate
Hey, Rep Holt, would you rather have another 9/11. Get lost, Holt.
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Sep 15, 2011 at 05:30 PM ikleinit Says:Report as Inappropriate
Let the witchhunt begin !
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Sep 15, 2011 at 04:46 PM Phineas Says:Report as Inappropriate
He's pandering to a large New Jersey Muslim population. It's just noise.
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Sep 16, 2011 at 12:03 PM marcia Says:Report as Inappropriate
This is exactly why I voted against you! You are the enabler that will cause our next terrorist attack to happen in NJ.....