LAPD Modifies Surveillance Program After Muslim Complaints

Muslim advocacy group claims victory in LAPD anti-terrorism reforms

May 18, 2012

The Muslim Public Affairs Council announced on Friday that the LAPD’s anti-terrorism bureau has agreed to change the way it handles suspicious activity reports.

Council president Salam Al-Marayati said the LAPD has agreed to keep files only on activity that could be criminal or have “a nexus to terrorism.”

"These checks on the program are not in place now," Al-Marayati explained. "So if somebody is photographing a building as a tourist, they can easily be put in that system.”

Though LAPD officials did not immediately return a call for comment, Al-Marayati said department officials plan to issue new guidelines in the coming months that will include a means to determine whether officers racially profile when looking for terrorist activity.


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