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To: lazarre who wrote (6783)4/11/2007 5:27:23 PM
From: Proud_Infidel  Respond to of 20106
 
Ouster Sought Of Official In Imam Case
The New York Sun ^ | 4/11/07 | JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN

nysun.com

Mayor Bloomberg is being asked to dismiss from the city's Commission on Human Rights the lawyer involved in a lawsuit that could discourage ordinary citizens from reporting what they believe to be suspicious activity.

In a letter sent to Mr. Bloomberg on Monday, an assemblyman of Queens, Rory Lancman, said Omar Mohammedi's position on the human rights commission undermines efforts to encourage New Yorkers to act as the eyes and ears of law enforcement.

Mr. Bloomberg made Mr. Mohammedi a commissioner for the human rights commission in 2002. As a private attorney, Mr. Mohammedi is representing a group of imams from Arizona who are suing US Airways after they were removed from a flight last November. He is also suing any passengers on the flight who alerted authorities to what they regarded as suspicious activity by the imams.

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