This is reported by the Oregon live portal.

It is noted that the emergency regime will last 24 hours and it allows the mayor to declare a curfew in the city, block the streets and take other measures to maintain order.

It is clarified that the decision was made against the background of the sentencing of the former policeman Derek Chauvin, who is being held in the case of the murder of African American George Floyd.

Earlier, a jury found Chauvin guilty of Floyd's murder.