The NYPD has agreed to increase
oversight of its counterterrorism programs as part of a settlement of
two civil cases alleging the nation’s largest police force unfairly
targeted Muslims in the decade following the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
The New York
Civil Liberties Union announced Thursday that the police department
agreed to several new guidelines for investigations involving political
or religious elements – including the appointment of a civilian
representative who has never worked with the NYPD who can review the
department’s terrorism investigations.
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Source: NBC News
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