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Journalist acquitted in Iowa case seen as attack on press
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Des Moines Register
Andrea Sahouri says her acquittal Wednesday on two criminal charges sends an important message about recognizing the rights of journalists to do their jobs. The jury made the right decision, said Sahouri, a reporter for the Des Moines Register. They made the decision to uphold democracy, a just democracy, the freedom of the press, First Amendment rights, the list goes on.
Sahouri was arrested while covering the George Floyd protests in May 2020, and charged with failure to disperse and interference with official acts, both simple misdemeanors. Police claimed she remained in the area of the May 31 protest in Des Moines despite orders to leave, and tried to pull away when a Des Moines police officer pepper-sprayed her and detained her.
Des Moines Register Reporter Andrea Sahouri Acquitted of Charges Incurred While Covering a BLM Protest
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Des Moines Register
The third day of Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri s trial began Wednesday, a day that could bring a verdict in the case springing from her arrest in May 2020 while she covered a George Floyd protest.
On the stand Tuesday, Sahouri, who was assigned to cover the event for the Register, said she retreated to a Verizon store across an avenue from Merle Hay Mall on May 31, as the protest turned into a violent clash with police.
From her retreat, she said saw a police officer bearing down on her. I didn t think it was a good idea to run from officers because I wasn t doing anything wrong, she testified. I put up my hands and said I m press, I m press, and he grabbed me and pepper-sprayed me and told me, that s not what I asked.