N.Y.P.D. Officer Who Violently Shoved Protester to Face Charges – The New York Times

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Cellphone video showed Officer D’Andraia, 28, knocking the victim, Dounya Zayer, 20, to the ground and calling her a “bitch” after she asked him why he told her to get out of the street. The victim said she suffered a concussion and seizures.

The district attorney, Eric Gonzalez, said he could not tolerate the use of excessive force against people exercising their right to peacefully protest. “This is especially true of those who are sworn to protect us and uphold the law,” he added.

Ms. Zayer’s lawyer, Tahani Aboushi, said Monday that she was disappointed that prosecutors were not charging Officer D’Andraia with a felony given the seriousness of her client’s injuries and the severity of the conduct captured on the video.

“The concern here is that there’s a presentation that justice is being served, and then when the system plays itself out for special interests like law enforcement, it will end up with a dismissal or some kind of violation,” she said, adding, “Dounya does not want that.”

Officer D’Andraia, who has been suspended without pay, turned himself in early Tuesday at the 84th Precinct station house in Downtown Brooklyn. He is the first New York City police officer to face charges over his conduct during the protests, which have sprung up almost every day since Mr. Floyd died on May 25.

Source Article from https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/09/nyregion/nypd-officer-vincent-dandraia-arrest.html

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