Police liquidated Seattle’s “autonomous zone”
2 июля 2020, 13:35
The dispersal of protesters by police took place on Wednesday. The Capitol Hill Autonomous Region (CHAZ), proclaimed by protesters in early July in downtown Seattle, was abolished. About 30 people were detained.
It is reported by RIA Novosti. About 30 people were detained.
Recall that in the quarter that the protesters held for almost a month, there were no police officers. According to US media, the “order” in CHAZ was supported by people armed with Kalashnikov assault rifles. They paid tribute to local businessmen and residents of the area. Also received a great response anarchist ultimatum presented to the US authorities.
President Donald Trump has previously described the proclamation of CHAZ as "an act of internal terrorism".
Mass protests in the United States began after the murder of Minneapolis by African American George Floyd.