This is historical material “frozen in time”. The website is no longer updated and links to external websites and some internal pages may not work.

Issue an apology to flute virtuoso Boujemaa Razgui and change regulations to prevent further abuses by U.S. Customs

Created by M.K. on January 02, 2014

Issue an apology and offer compensation to Canadian virtuoso flutist Boujemaa Razgui, whose priceless 11 handcrafted flutes were destroyed in December, 2013 by U.S. customs as he was travelling by airline through the United States. The unique sound of these instruments, in the hands of a musical virtuoso, is lost to the world forever.

Change U.S. customs regulations to allow for an appeals process and a process for reclamation of impounded materials.

Compensate Boujemaa Razgui and other citizens whose possessions are impounded and destroyed by U.S. customs with no advance notification or opportunity for appeal.

Protect our world's priceless cultural treasures by providing protections to prevent the destruction of irreplaceable and unique musical instruments by United States agencies.

Energy & Environment
Homeland Security & Defense
Government & Regulatory Reform
Return to top