The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit on behalf of two photojournalists who allege they were hit by chemical irritants and stun grenades by Metropolitan Police Department officers while covering racial justice protests in August 2020.
The lawsuit against the DC government and eight unnamed police officers alleges MPD used less-lethal force on protestors in late August, despite the fact the DC Council had banned the use of chemical munitions and less-lethal projectiles about a month earlier.One of the plaintiffs, freelance photojournalist Oyoma Asinor, alleges in the lawsuit he identified himself as a journalist but was arrested without probable cause.
Read MoreAsinor also alleges a DC police officer"who was holding a gun-shaped weapon attached to a small tank, unleashed liquid containing chemical irritant toward the demonstrator and the people near him, hitting Mr. Asinor." He felt a burning sensation on this neck and"experienced trouble breathing from the chemical irritant spray," the lawsuit says."He was coughing, his eyes watered, and he experienced disorientation," the lawsuit says.
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