الولايات المتحدة: هيئة المحلفين تطالب بتعويض لحارس تعرض لمضايقات عنصرية

- خبر من مصادر إنجليزية.

طالبت هيئة المحلفين بإحدى محاكم "سان فرانسيسكو" الأمريكية بمنح "عباس إدريس" المسلم الإفريقي الأصل 465 ألف دولار تعويضًا عن تعرضه لممارسات وإساءات عنصرية أثناء عمله بشركة "أندريوس إنترناشيونال" للخدمات الأمنية والحراسة في "لوس أنجلوس".

فقد قضت الهيئة بتغريم الشركة 65 ألف دولار بدلاً عن الراتب الذي فقده الموظف المسلم بسبب تعرضه للسب والاتهام بالإرهاب والإساءة لمعتقده، ثم قررت الهيئة إضافة 400 ألف دولار غرامة تأديبية. المصدر: شبكة الألوكة.

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Jury sides with Muslim guard in harassment case

A San Francisco jury has awarded $465,400 to a Muslim of African descent who quit his job as a security guard after a co-worker called him a "goddamn terrorist," supervisors made racist comments and a top company official endorsed a statement that "Muslims kill people."

The Superior Court jury found Thursday that Abas Idris' employer, Andrews International, was responsible for harassment and a hostile work environment that forced Idris to resign, and awarded him $65,400 for lost wages and emotional distress. On Monday, the jury added $400,000 in punitive damages.

Idris, 27, said Tuesday he's had other security jobs both before and after his 2 1/2-year stint with Andrews, but none in which "co-workers and superiors were referring to me as a terrorist or referring to me as al Qaeda."

He said the court case allowed him to stand up for his rights and to make it clear that "Islam is a religion of peace."

Andrews International, a worldwide security company based in Los Angeles, plans to appeal the verdict, attorney Madonna Herman said Tuesday.

"Andrews does not condone discrimination or harassment of any kind," Herman said in a statement. She said the company promoted Idris to a supervisory position and accommodated his requests for schedule changes.