The Australian journalists were covering a protest near the White House on June 1, 2020 — one of several held in Lafayette Square after the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.
The U.S. correspondent for Australia's 7News, Amelia Brace, testifying on June 29, 2020, during a House Natural Resources Committee hearing. | Bonnie Cash/Pool/AP PhotoU.S. Park Police officers used excessive force against two Australian journalists while clearing a protest near the White House nearly three years ago, the Interior Department’s Office of Inspector General said Wednesday.
The IG’s office said it had sent its report finding the officers violated Park Police policy to National Park Service Director Chuck Sams “for any action deemed appropriate.”, led to a congressional investigation and angered the Australian government, which requested an investigation after the incident aired on live television.
The protest was sparked by the killing of 46-year-old George Floyd on Memorial Day of 2020. He died when a Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee on Floyd’s throat for nearly nine minutes. After Floyd’s death, protesters demonstrated against police across the country, with a series of protests held in Lafayette Square near the White House.
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