The United States Park Police have come under fire for their handling of protesters outside the White House, but a case in Northern Virginia could provide insight into the organization's lack of transparency in controversial incidents, lawmakers say.
President Trump vows to send U.S. troops onto the streets of American cities if local officials cannot control the violent protests in the wake of the death of George Floyd.The United States Park Police have come under fire for their handling of protesters outside the White House, but a case in Northern Virginia could provide insight into the organization's lack of transparency in controversial incidents, lawmakers say.
Negeen Ghaisar comforts her father James Ghaiser after they tried to talk to someone to at the United States Park Police George Washington Memorial Parkway Station about the death of Bijan Ghaisar on Sunday, December 24, 2017. Three days after the shooting, the FBI took over the investigation -- but to this day, questions about Ghaisar's death remain.
Elahe Zanganeh joins other friends and family of Bijan Ghaisar as they gather in his support in front of the Department of the Interior in Washington, Jan. 26, 2018. Fairfax County Police Chief Edwin Roessler told ABC News that he released his department's dash-cam footage for the sake of transparency, and he encouraged the Park Police to do the same.
The federal investigation was closed last year and no criminal charges were brought against the officers. According to Beyer, the Park Police didn't release the names of the officers involved until their names came out in the discovery phase of the lawsuit.Austin told ABC News that the federal government has been particularly"cruel" to Ghaisar's family, and stressed that the government was not transparent with them.
US Park Police officers patrol a secured, barricaded area at Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C., Aug. 12, 2018. "The United States Park Police is committed to the peaceful expression of First Amendment rights. However, this past weekend’s demonstrations at Lafayette Park and across the National Mall included activities that were not part of a peaceful protest, which resulted in injuries to USPP officers in the line of duty, the destruction of public property and the defacing of memorials and monuments," acting USPP Chief Gregory Monahan said.
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