NYPD disbands Muslim-tracking unit amid concerns
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Muslim">Muslim</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="liberties">liberties</span> <span word="advocates">advocates</span> <span word="applauded">applauded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="disband">disband</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="unit">unit</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="tracked">tracked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Muslims">Muslims</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="detect">detect</span> <span word="terror">terror</span> <span word="threats">threats</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="problematic">problematic</span> <span word="practices">practices</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="NYPD">NYPD</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Demographics">Demographics</span> <span word="Unit">Unit</span>, <span word="conceived">conceived</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="CIA">CIA</span> <span word="agent">agent</span>, <span word="assembled">assembled</span> <span word="databases">databases</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="Muslims">Muslims</span> <span word="lived">lived</span>, <span word="shopped">shopped</span>, <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prayed">prayed</span>. <span word="Plainclothes">Plainclothes</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="infiltrated">infiltrated</span> <span word="Muslim">Muslim</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>, <span word="put">put</span> <span word="informants">informants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mosques">mosques</span>, <span word="monitored">monitored</span> <span word="sermons">sermons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="catalogued">catalogued</span> <span word="Muslims">Muslims</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="new">new</span>, <span word="US">US</span>-<span word="style">style</span> <span word="surnames">surnames</span>.</p><p><span word="NYPD">NYPD</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="Stephen">Stephen</span> <span word="Davis">Davis</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="detectives">detectives</span> <span word="assigned">assigned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unit">unit</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="transferred">transferred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="duties">duties</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="department">department</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Intelligence">Intelligence</span> <span word="Division">Division</span>.</p><p><span word="Linda">Linda</span> <span word="Sarsour">Sarsour</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="advocates">advocates</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="department">department</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span> <span word="chief">chief</span>, <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Miller">Miller</span>, <span word="first">first</span> <span word="indicated">indicated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unit">unit</span> - <span word="renamed">renamed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Zone">Zone</span> <span word="Assessment">Assessment</span> <span word="Unit">Unit</span> - <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="viable">viable</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="applauded">applauded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span>' <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="informants">informants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="infiltrate">infiltrate</span> <span word="mosques">mosques</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crime">crime</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="definitely">definitely</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="puzzle">puzzle</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="dismantled">dismantled</span>," <span word="Sarsour">Sarsour</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="But">But</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="added">added</span>, "<span word="This">This</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="necessarily">necessarily</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="problematic">problematic</span> <span word="practices">practices</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span>."</p>
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