Album Tribute to a policeman killed in the assault on the Capitol
The United States authorities have arrested two men, accused of assaulting the Capitol police officer
Brian Sicknick
, who died during the assault of hundreds of followers of former President Donald Trump on the headquarters of Congress, although the cause of his death has not yet been clarified. death, the newspaper 'The Washington Post' reported yesterday.
According to the newspaper, the two detainees sprayed bear repellent on the officer, but authorities have not yet determined whether this was the reason for their death.
The two suspects, Julian Elie Khater, 32, of Pennsylvania, and George Pierre Tanios, 39, of West Virginia, were arrested Sunday and are expected to appear in federal court on Monday.
In a video recorded on January 6 during the assault on the Capitol, Khater is apparently seen asking Tanios to give him the bear spray on the lower west terrace of the Capitol, where Sicknick was stationed with other agents.
About nine minutes later, Khater can be seen in the recording, quoted by the 'Post', directing a spray can at the face of Sicknick and two other policemen.
The two arrested face nine charges, including assault on three officers, civil disobedience and obstruction of a process in Congress.
These charges could carry up to 20 years in prison.
It is still unknown whether
criminal responsibility
can be established
for the death of Sicknick, who perished on January 7 in a hospital, since without having established the cause of his death, it cannot be treated as a case of homicide.
On January 6, a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol as a joint session of the two houses of Congress was held to endorse the victory of Democrat Joe Biden in the November elections.
At least five people lost their lives in that event, including Sicknick.
The other four were people who were at the pro-Trump rally: one of them was a female Army veteran who was shot by Capitol police during the assault, and the other three are two men and another woman, who perished in the tumult.
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