China News Service, May 29, according to foreign media reports, in response to the arrest of multiple CNN employees at the scene of the protest in Minnesota, Minnesota Governor Tim Waltz said that Things "sorry". According to the latest news, the arrested staff has been released.
In the early morning of 29th local time, CNN reporter Omar Jimenez and members of the film crew were arrested by the police during the live broadcast of the protest in Minneapolis, the state, and the reason was allegedly that they were asked to leave After not leaving. Afterwards, CNN issued a document saying that the police ’s arrest “clearly violated the rights granted to them by the First Amendment to the Constitution” and demanded their immediate release.
Data map: May 27, local time, Los Angeles, USA held a protest
After the incident, CNN President Zhu Ke communicated with Governor Waltz. Waltz said that he "deeply apologized" for what happened and is working hard to get CNN staff released immediately. Waltz said the arrests were “unacceptable” and CNN ’s team clearly had the right to be present. He also said he hopes the media will report on the protests in Minnesota.
According to the latest news, the arrested CNN staff has been released.
On May 25, Minneapolis City Police arrested George Floyd, an African American suspected of using $ 20 counterfeit banknotes. According to a video footage recorded by a passerby, a white policeman knocked Freud in handcuffs on the side of the road and put his knee against his neck for about 8 minutes until he was unconscious. During this period, Freud kept asking for help and said, "I can't breathe anymore." However, the white police were indifferent. On the same day, Freud was hospitalized and died.
In order to protest that George Freud was killed by police violent law enforcement, many demonstrations were launched. On the night of May 28 local time, the demonstrators escalated again the protests and burned the third branch of the Minneapolis Police Department in Minnesota.