Bogus Abuse Complaints Soar
Mon, Jul 21, 2003 at 2:39:07 pm PDT
CAIR may be screaming and whining about “soaring” discrimination against Muslims in America, but the Justice Department, after investigating more than 1,000 complaints, found exactly 34 that were credible.
WASHINGTON - Justice Department investigators found that 34 claims were credible of more than 1,000 civil rights and civil liberties complaints stemming from anti-terrorism efforts, including allegations of intimidation and false arrest.
According to a report Monday, Glenn A. Fine, the Justice Department's inspector general, looked into allegations made between Dec. 16, 2002, and June 15 under oversight provisions of the USA Patriot Act. Many complaints were from Muslims or people of Arab descent who claimed they were beaten or verbally abused while being detained.


