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Amy Goodman and 2 Democracy Now Producers unlawfully arrested at RNC
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Amy Goodman and Two Democracy Now! Producers Unlawfully Arrested at RNC
By , Democracy Now!
Posted on September 1, 2008, Printed on September 2, 2008
http://www.alternet.org/story/97194/
The following is an updated release from Democracy Now!
ST. PAUL -- Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman and producers Sharif Abdel
Kouddous and Nicole Salazar have all been released from police custody in St.
Paul following their illegal arrest by Minneapolis Police on Monday afternoon.
All three were violently manhandled by law enforcement officers. Abdel
Kouddous was slammed against a wall and the ground, leaving his arms scraped
and bloodied. He sustained other injuries to his chest and back. Salazar's
violent arrest by baton-wielding officers, during which she was slammed to the
ground while yelling, "I'm Press! Press!," resulted in her nose bleeding, as
well as causing facial pain. Goodman's arm was violently yanked by police as
she was arrested.
On Tuesday, Democracy Now! will broadcast video of these arrests, as well
as the broader police action. These will also be available on:
www.democracynow.org.
Goodman was arrested while questioning police about the unlawful
detention of Kouddous and Salazar who were arrested while they carried out
their journalistic duties in covering street demonstrations at the Republican
National Convention. Goodman's crime appears to have been defending her
colleagues and the freedom of the press.
Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher told Democracy Now! that Kouddous and
Salazar were arrested on suspicion of rioting, a felony. While the three have
been released, they all still face charges stemming from their unlawful arrest.
Kouddous and Salazar face pending charges of suspicion of felony riot, while
Goodman has been officially charged with obstruction of a legal process and
interference with a "peace officer."
Democracy Now! forcefully rejects all of these charges as false and an
attempt at intimidation of these journalists. We demand that the charges be
immediately and completely dropped.
Democracy Now! stands by Goodman, Kouddous and Salazar and condemns this
action by Twin Cities' law enforcement as a clear violation of the freedom of
the press and the First Amendment rights of these journalists.
During the demonstration in which the Democracy Now! team was arrested,
law enforcement officers used pepper spray, rubber bullets, concussion grenades
and excessive force against protesters and journalists. Several dozen
demonstrators were also arrested during this action, including a photographer
for the Associated Press.
Amy Goodman is one of the most well-known and well-respected journalists
in the United States. She has received journalism's top honors for her
reporting and has a distinguished reputation of bravery and courage. The arrest
of Goodman, Kouddous and Salazar and the subsequent criminal charges and threat
of charges are a transparent attempt to intimidate journalists.
Democracy Now! is a nationally-syndicated public TV and radio program
that airs on over 700 radio and TV stations across the US and the
globe.
© 2008 Democracy Now! All rights reserved.
View this story online at: http://www.alternet.org/story/97194/
Candace: Democracy Now is on some PBS stations. In Denver it is on our
channel 12 from 5:30 to 6:30 PM. I am going to set an alarm to watch it
tonight. Hopefully the show will air some of the other incidents that occurred
yesterday while we all watched the hurricane.
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