WEBPOSTED 06.28.1999

Nation of Islam to Address Recent Legal Victory
Against New York City Police Officers

NEW YORK--Nation of Islam leaders in New York City will hold a press
conference to address the Nation of Islam's recent legal victory against the
police lawsuit arising out of the January 9, 1994 police storming of Muhammad Mosque No. 7.

WHO:   
East Coast Representative Minister Benjamin F. Muhammad
Nation of Islam General Counsel Abdul Arif Muhammad
Legal Team: Larry (Pershay) Muhammad, Barbara (Pershay) Muhammad,
Elana (Makin) Muhammad, and Jacques (Leander) Muhammad
   
WHEN:   
Tuesday, June 29, 1999, at 1:00 p.m.

WHERE:   
Muhammad Mosque No. 7
106-108 West 127th Street
(Between Lenox Avenue and Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard)

One June 11, 1999, Bronx Supreme Court Judge Bertram Katz dismissed the 1.15
billion-dollar lawsuit filed against the Nation of Islam by eight New York
City police officers alleging injuries sustained when they stormed Muhammad  Mosque No. 7 on January 9, 1999. This victory is significant given the tense racial climate in New York City concerning acts of racially motivated police misconduct and brutality.

Members of the media are asked to call to confirm.

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