He was arrested after the clock was mistaken for a bomb and lead away from school in handcuffs.
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Attorneys representing the family of Ahmed “clock kid” Mohamed sent a letter to Irving, Texas, officials demanding $15 million in compensation for “damages” as well as written apologies from the city’s mayor and police chief.
They also want apologies from the school district, as well as Police Chief Larry Boyd, saying Mohamed “never meant to threaten anyone, and that his detention, interrogation, and arrest were wrongful and were made at a point in time when there was no reasonable suspicion to believe that Ahmed had committed a crime or was about to commit any crime”. He was allegedly targeted by officials,”because of his race, national origin, and religion”.
Give us $15 million – or else.
“As American citizens, all of us – even the ones with “Muslim-sounding” names like Ahmed Mohamed – are entitled to have public officials with whom we come in contact to respect our rights”, a letter addressed to Mohamed’s former school district states. “They just decided not to do it”.
In letters sent on Monday, the lawyers said if the City of Irving and Irving School District did not agree to the apologies and compensation, they would file a civil action.
Meeting with President Obama on the South Lawn of the White House at the astronomy event.
The legal letters say the family have been forced to leave their home because their address was circulated online with that the 14-year-old also subjected to abuse online.
“If the family grants us written permission to release the information, we would be happy to provide additional facts to the media”, school district spokeswoman Lesley Weaver told reporters shortly after Obama invited the teenager to the White House September 16, WND reported.
Roughly an hour later, the mayor confirmed that the city had received the letter from the Mohamed family’s attorneys. Officials have 60 days to “comply” with the demands or face “civil action addressing the causes of action and events” related to the infamous clock incident.
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The family accepted a foundation’s offer to pay for Ahmed’s education in Qatar and has since moved to the Persian Gulf country.
