The administration of US President Donald Trump published a series of records about the murder of Martin Luther King Jrincluding surveillance files of the FBI About the civil rights leader.
A court order maintained the documents, of about 230,000 pages, Out of the public’s reach since 1977. King family members opposed the publication and launched a statement discouraging to “repeat injustices of the past”
King, a baptist minister, He was shot in Memphis on April 4, 1968, at 39. The criminal, James Earl Ray, declared himself guilty of the murder but then resigned from his statement.
The files about the death of Martin Luther King were published
Trump’s critics pointed out that the publication occurs While the administration is accused of lack of transparency on the archives related to the financier Jeffrey Epsteinwhose death in prison in 2019 was declared suicide.
Sharpton civil rights leader said the dissemination of King archives was “A desperate attempt to distract“The” Fire Storm that surrounds Trump for Epstein archives and the public outcome of its credibility, “according to CNN.
One of his daughters, Berenice, posted on his Instagram account on Monday: “Instead of repeating the injustices of the past, we encourage the public to continue the work that our father began: build equity, justice and peace for all. “
“Now more than ever, we must honor his sacrifice committing ourselves to the realization of his dream: a society based on compassion, unity and equality. Let’s advance together, inspired by the enduring vision of our father of the beloved community: a possible world when we choose to focus love on everything we do,” he added.
In January, Trump ordered that the documents of the murders of King and former president John F. Kennedy would be declassify, along with the registries of Robert F. Kennedy’s murder.
What did the TUMP administration say about declassification
The Office of the National Intelligence Director (DNI) He said in a press release on Monday that the King’s archives “had been accumulating dust in facilities of the entire federal government for decades, until today,” said the CNN.
The documents include “Internal Memorands of the FBI” and “CIA records never seen before” behind the search of King murderer, said the DNI. The release was coordinated with the FBI, the Department of Justice, the National Archives and the CIA.
“The American people deserve answers decades after the horrible murder of one of the great leaders of our nation“said US attorney general, Pamela Bondi.
On the other hand, not the whole King’s family was upset by liberation. Referring to the leader of civil rights as “my uncle”, Alveda King He said: “I am grateful to President Trump and the DNI Gabbard for fulfilling his promise of transparency.”
Source: Ambito
