Portland police make 'multiple arrests' as U.S. city nears 100 days of
protests
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[September 05, 2020]
By Kanishka Singh
(Reuters) - Portland Police made multiple
arrests overnight on Friday as the Oregon city nears 100 days of
demonstrations against racism and police brutality, which have at times
turned violent.
"Yes, we have made multiple arrests tonight", a Portland Police
spokesman told Reuters in an emailed statement after police had declared
a gathering as "unlawful". The statement did not give a specific number.
"Officers will continue to make targeted arrests of those who fail to
adhere to this order. The gathering at N Lombard St and N Campbell Ave
has been declared an unlawful assembly", police said.
Police shot and killed a self-declared anti-fascist activist in
Washington state on Thursday night as they moved in to arrest him on
suspicion he fatally shot a right-wing counterprotester last weekend in
Portland.
Demonstrations against racism and police brutality have swept the United
States since the death in May of George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man
who died after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for nearly
nine minutes.
Portland, in particular, has seen over three months of daily
demonstrations calling for policing and social justice reforms. These
have at times turned into clashes between demonstrators and officers, as
well as between right- and left-wing groups.
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An injured protestor is taken away by police officers after clashes
broke out outside the Portland Police Bureau building as protesters
demonstrate against police violence and systemic inequality for the
99th consecutive night in Portland, Oregon, U.S. September 4, 2020.
REUTERS/Carlos Barria
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The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump deployed federal
forces to Portland in July to crack down on the protests. Trump
signed a memo on Wednesday that threatens to cut federal funding to
"lawless" cities, including Portland.
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His Democratic challenger in the Nov. 3 presidential election, Joe
Biden, has accused Trump of stoking violence with his rhetoric.
(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Frances Kerry)
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