US: New York Police arrest protesters for defying curfew in Manhattan

New York Police Department cracked down on protesters in Manhattan for defying curfew on night of June 5 as Black Lives Matter movement gains momentum across United States. Around 18 people were reportedly taken into custody as y kept marching after police ordered to disperse following curfew anuncement. Thousands of protesters have been garing across city for demonstrations and marches over custodial death of Geroge Floyd in Minneapolis that sparked widespre outr.

action of police forces has raised eyebrows after reports of aggression on peaceful protesters emerged. A video from Buffalo, New York, showed a riot police officer shoving a 75-year-old old man who n falls and cracks his he. New York Goverr Andrew Cuomo said that incident offends our sense of decency and humanity. 

Lawsuit against Trump

Trump ministration has alrey been facing flak for crackdown on protesters demonstrating against police brutality in front of White House. Civil rights groups including American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) have sued US President Donald Trump, Attorney General William Barr, and or federal officials for alleged violation of constitutional rights of protesters. 

Scott Michelman, legal director, ACLU of District of Columbia, said in a statement that Trump’s “criminal attack” on protesters shakes foundation of constitutional order. Referring to US Attorney General, Michelman opined that when nation’s top law enforcement officer becomes complicit in tactics of an autocrat, it chills protected speech.

“ president’s shameless, unconstitutional, unprovoked, and frankly criminal attack on protesters because he disagreed with ir views shakes foundation of our nation’s constitutional order,” said ACLU official. 

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Trump has been threatening to deploy active-duty military troops to suppress protests which turned violent at times. Ben Wizner, director of ACLU’s Speech, Privacy, and Techlogy Project, said in a statement that law enforcement armed with military weaponry are responding with violence to people who are protesting police brutality. 

“ First Amendment right to protest is under attack, and we will t let this go unanswered. This is first of many lawsuits   ACLU intends to file across country in response to police brutality against protesters,” ded Wizner.

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(Im: AP)