Los Angeles City Atty. Mike Feuer will not file criminal charges against the scores of protesters, journalists and legal observers who were arrested for failing to disperse from an Echo Park protest in March.
UpdatedThu, May 6, 2021 at 8:55 pm PT
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MAY 30: An LAPD officer holds a nonlethal weapon during demonstrations following the death of George Floyd on May 30, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA The City Council this week requested a report from the Los Angeles Police Department on officers detention of journalists during March demonstrations in Echo Park and the department s broader conduct toward journalists. The right of a free press to cover demonstrations, political protest and police activity is essential to a functioning democracy and must be preserved, stated the motion, which was introduced by Councilmen Mike Bonin and Kevin de Leon.