Posted: Jun 16, 2017 7:21 am
Charges filed against 18 in this brutal assault of peaceful protestors:
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/15/533081588/18-face-charges-over-melee-near-turkish-ambassadors-residence-in-d-c?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170615
A full listing of names of all those charged - which includes 12 Turkish security personnel - is in the article.
I doubt they'll ever come forward to face the consequences of their actions - but at least we can ensure that they never come here to brutalize and oppress peaceful protesters again.
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/15/533081588/18-face-charges-over-melee-near-turkish-ambassadors-residence-in-d-c?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170615
Video of Turkish security personnel appearing to punch, kick and club demonstrators in Washington, D.C., went viral and sparked outrage last month.
Now, the Metropolitan Police Department has announced that 18 people are facing charges in connection to the incident outside the Turkish ambassador's residence during a visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Nine protesters were injured in what D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser described during a news conference Thursday as a "vicious attack."
A full listing of names of all those charged - which includes 12 Turkish security personnel - is in the article.
I doubt they'll ever come forward to face the consequences of their actions - but at least we can ensure that they never come here to brutalize and oppress peaceful protesters again.