CNN crew covering racial unrest arrested in US
CNN posts a footage of its correspondent speaking calmly to police and then being handcuffed and taken awayMINNEAPOLIS: Police arrested a CNN crew broadcasting live from the US city of Minneapolis early on Friday, May 29 while covering unrest sparked by the death of a black man at the hands of law enforcement. Minnesota police arrest CNN reporter and camera crew as they report from protests in Minneapolis https://t.co/oZdqBti776 pic.twitter.com/3QbeTjD5ed — CNN (@CNN) May 29, 2020“Do you mind telling me why I am under arrest, sir,” Jimenez is heard saying. “…There’s no way something like that should occur.” https://t.co/caz6vZT4af pic.twitter.com/XCXsqU74iX — CNN (@CNN) May 29, 2020Earlier, as Minnesota state police surrounded Jimenez while he reported, the correspondent spoke to the officers and said he wanted to cooperate. CNN said in a tweet that a white reporter who was also on the ground covering the unrest was not arrested. “A CNN reporter and his production team were arrested this morning in Minneapolis for doing their jobs, despite identifying themselves – a clear violation of their First Amendment rights,” the network said.
Source: The Express Tribune May 29, 2020 12:33 UTC
