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Malcolm X — Part 32
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KA New York Queens-Connity
‘all-white grand jury has re
turned an indictment against five
Harlem Moslems. uded in the
, Ndictment was ty X, 24-year:
‘old wife of NeW _York Moslem
leader MaicolmfX,
The indictment charges the
Moslem with second-degree as
sault against two white detec-
tives, Joseph Kiernan and M!-
chae!l Bonura, whom the Moslems
claim tried to force their way
into the religious home without
a search warrant
‘ALSO INDICTED were John X
Mollette, 26; his wife, Yvonne X,
28; her sister, Audrey X Rice,
17; Minnie X Simmons, 25 (wife
of the secretary of the New York
Moslems).
¢ All are followers of Messenger
_ Elijah Muhammad, spiritual head
- of the largest block of Moslems
- among Negroes in America,
The Moslem quintet appeared
with their lawyer, Edward W.
Jacko Jr., at Astoria's 14th Pre
cinct, where they were auletly
booked. Attorney Jaeko would
‘not allow the Moslems to enter
‘a plea until the indictment against
thera could be thoroughly stud-
led. .
' The incomplete arraignment
was postponed until June 13. The
pews are free under bail.
- Q@BSEEVEES FEEL that cer-
jtain aspects of the Moslem case
deeply invoive vioiation of their
constitutional rights. --
Harlemites are claiming that
the all-white grand jury complete
ignored the constitutional
tights of the Moslems, disregard-
ed all testimony of the Moslems,
and alded with the police officers
100 per cent. .
The episode began when the
sought to en
Sh el
lem home without a warrant, In
ee that followed,
shots were fired by the police into
the midst of the Moslem women,
children and babies, ~
Also, in the confusion the sec
;ond-floor apartment of Moslem ™
‘Teligious leader Malcolm X was:
‘broken into and the life of his;
pregnant wife was allegedly
threatened by the officers.
SPEARING BEFORE a capacl-
ty crowd at Normandie Hall in
Los Angeles Sunday, Malcolm X
told them that there-fs no differ.
énce between New York, Missis-
[sippi or California. It is all Ameri-
ca. “Negroes must be made ts see
this.” ~
The outspoken Moslem leader
declared: “Moslems are not sur-
prised when an all-white New
York grand jury openly sides
with guilty white cops against
these innocent black people who
were trying to protect their lives
and property against unjust and
legal invasion by those white
begpts, who tried to camoufla
thalr gestapo tactics while bre
Ht
ng; thelr own Jaws, by posing a}
boiticers of the law.” ‘4
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