Three daughters of Malcolm X are accusing multiple law enforcement agencies in a $100 million lawsuit of playing roles in the 1965 assassination of the civil rights leader.

Investigators in 2021 said authorities held back information to convict three men of the civil rights leader's death, and the new lawsuit accuses prosecutors of suppressing the government’s role.

The estate of Malcolm X is suing the federal government, accusing it of playing a role in the 1965 assassination of the civil rights leader.

Three of Malcom X’s daughters have accused the CIA, FBI, and the New York Police Department of playing roles in the 1965 assassination of the civil rights leader in a $100m (£79.3m) lawsuit. In the suit filed in Manhattan federal court,