US airways discrimination lawsuit continues

There has been some progress recently in the lawsuit against US Airways and the police that arrested six imams at Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport last November 20th. The six Islamic religious leaders have said that they will not be pressing charges against any fellow passengers that were present on the day of the arrests.

The motion to amend the complaint to state the names of those involved was entered this week, but though the names of officers involved and those who made the complaints that led to the arrest were there, no passengers had been named.

The incident began when more than one passenger reported what they deemed to be suspicious behaviour on the parts of the six religious leaders who were returning to Phoenix after attending a conference in the twin cities.

The fact that they were not sitting together in the cabin was cause for concern to one individual, while another had reported that one of them has asked for an unnecessary seatbelt extension.

This then led to the arrest of the imams on suspicion charges and they were handcuffed and booked. The charges against the airline and police are for wrongful arrest and discrimination.

In response to the case, a new revision to the homeland security bill stated that anyone who gave evidence or spoke out in such a case again would receive immunity and would be safe to share information without fears of prosecution.

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