CAIR Rep to Testify on NYPD Surveillance of Muslims

NEW YORK, Oct. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --  Later today, a representative of the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) will testify at a (1 p.m.) city council oversight hearing on the New York City Police Department's (NYPD) anti-terrorism tactics and security initiatives.

WHAT: CAIR Rep to Testify on NYPD Surveillance of Muslims
WHEN: Thursday, October 6, 1 p.m.
WHERE: New York City Hall
CONTACT: CAIR-NY Civil Rights Manager Cyrus McGoldrick, call/text: 203-206-6883, 212-870-2002, E-Mail: [email protected]

Hearing: Safety in NYC Ten Years After 9/11
http://tinyurl.com/3o3hmhy

CAIR-NY Civil Rights Manager Cyrus McGoldrick's testimony will focus on reports that the NYPD, with help from the CIA, conducted widespread monitoring and surveillance of the Muslim communities in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut without evidence of wrongdoing on the part of those monitored.

SEE: City Officials Call for More NYPD Oversight After Muslim Surveillance Operation Exposed
http://tinyurl.com/452dpsa

New revelations indicate that the NYPD even spied on Muslim leaders who figured prominently in community outreach efforts.

SEE: NYPD Even Spied on the Muslim Leaders Who Were Helping Them
http://tinyurl.com/3lhrfv5

Just before the New York City Council Public Safety Committee oversight hearing, McGoldrick will join New York City Council members, community groups and civil rights advocates at a news conference to call for more oversight over the NYPD's intelligence operations. The noon news conference is sponsored by the New York City Council Progressive Caucus, the New York City Council Black, Latino & Asian Caucus and the Brennan Center for Justice.

An ongoing investigation by the Associated Press revealed that undercover NYPD officers in a so-called "Demographics Unit" targeted Muslim communities and houses of worship with the assistance of individuals linked to the CIA.

NYPD officials initially denied the Demographics Unit existed, despite the AP's publication of an NYPD presentation that described the mission and makeup of the unit.

AP: NYPD Demographics Unit Presentation
http://wid.ap.org/documents/nypd-demo.pdf

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CONTACT: CAIR-NY Civil Rights Manager Cyrus McGoldrick, call/text: 203-206-6883, 212-870-2002, E-Mail: [email protected]; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, E-Mail: [email protected]; CAIR Communications Coordinator Amina Rubin, 202-488-8787, 202-341-4171, E-Mail: [email protected]

SOURCE Council on American-Islamic Relations