Drei Polizisten vor Gericht – Prozess unterbrochen

  • November 27, 2016
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Drei Stadtpolizisten sollen den 43-jährigen Wilson A. vor sieben Jahren zusammengeschlagen und gewürgt haben. Nun fordert der Anwalt von Wilson A. ein Zurückweisen der Anklage – sie sei unvollständig und habe entscheidende Tatbestände unter den Teppich gekehrt. Sie stehen sich die Füsse im Eingangsbereich des Bezirksgerichts Zürich in den Bauch, die rund 50 Menschen, die gekommen sind, um den Prozess gegen drei Stadtpolizisten mitzuverfolgen. Die Verhandlung muss deswegen in einen grösseren Raum verlegt werden – mit zwanzigminütiger Verspätung beginnt sie.  Auf der Anklagebank sitzen die Polizisten Gerhard Z., Stefan B. und die Polizistin Nadine I., sie müssen sich wegen einfacher…

Miloud L. Cherif gegen die Bundespolizei am Verwaltungsgericht Dresden: Anklage wegen Racial Profiling – Aufruf zur Prozessbeobachtung am 2.11.2016

  • November 1, 2016
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Presseerklärung von The VOICE Refugee Forum The VOICE Refugee Forum ruft zur Prozessbeobachtung am 2. September 2016 um 9.00 Uhr im Saal 05 des Verwaltungsgerichts Dresden (Hans-Oster-Straße 4, 01099 Dresden) auf. Angeklagt ist die Bundespolizei wegen des Vorwurfs des Racial Profiling gegenüber unserem Aktivisten Miloud L. Cherif Hintergrund: Am 7. September 2014, hatten zwei Bundespolizisten aus Meiningen in einem Richtung Meiningen fahrenden Zug den VOICE-Aktivisten Miloud L. Cherif offensichtlich grundlos aufgefordert, seine Papiere zu zeigen. Er war der zunächst der Einzige im Abteil, der kontrolliert wurde – und der Einzige, der nicht weiß war. Erst auf seinen Protest hin musste…

Looking for Accountability in Police-Involved Deaths of Blacks

  • October 25, 2016
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Ein Berlicht mit Statistik 11 cases have fueled outrage, heightened racial tensions and instigated protests around the nation. In some of the cases, the police offered an explanation for their actions, but raw videos led many to conclude that the police actions were unjustified. So far, officers have been indicted in five cases. In four cases, grand juries declined to bring charges. In the cases listed above, images of questionable police behavior were captured on video, which helped to stoke anger across the country. Officers in all the cases were placed on administrative leave or reassigned soon after the episodes….

Justice Dept. Shakes Up Inquiry Into Eric Garner Chokehold Case

  • October 25, 2016
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The Justice Department has replaced the New York team of agents and lawyers investigating the death of Eric Garner, officials said, a highly unusual shake-up that could jump-start the long-stalled case and put the government back on track to seek criminal charges. Mr. Garner, 43, died in 2014 on a Staten Island street corner, where two police officers confronted him and accused him of selling untaxed cigarettes. One of the officers, Daniel Pantaleo, was seen on a video using a chokehold, prohibited by the New York Police Department, to subdue him. Mr. Garner’s last words, “I can’t breathe,” became a…

Operation Smoke and Mirrors: in the Chicago Police Department, if the Bosses say It Didn’t Happen, It Didn’t Happen

  • October 22, 2016
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Part 1 Two young officers began to hear rumors of a drug gang operating within the Chicago Police Department. They were skeptical at first. On May 31, the city of Chicago agreed to settle a whistleblower lawsuit brought by two police officers who allege they suffered retaliation for reporting and investigating criminal activity by fellow officers. The settlement, for $2 million, was announced moments before the trial was to begin. As the trial date approached, city lawyers had made a motion to exclude the words “code of silence” from the proceedings. Not only was the motion denied, but the judge ruled…

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