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In September, Spirit employee Munir Zanial threw a party to celebrate Malaysian Independence Day and the end of Ramadan. At the party, guests, the majority of whom were of Malaysian Indian ancestry, took photos with a Malaysian flag.
In October, Zanial learned he was being investigated by the FBI after a Spirit Boeing Employees’ Association employee had complained about a “group dressed in Muslim garb” and “an American flag desecrated with ISIS symbols,” a lawsuit alleges.
The FBI investigation was closed in October, but Zanial found out in January that his membership in the association had been restricted.
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a complaint against the Spirit Boeing Employees’ Association, saying Zanial was discriminated against due to his race, ethnicity and religion.