{"id":67847,"date":"2019-07-22T21:24:27","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T20:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=67847"},"modified":"2019-07-22T21:24:27","modified_gmt":"2019-07-22T20:24:27","slug":"el-zakzaky-amnesty-international-accuses-police-of-recklessness-during-shiite-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/el-zakzaky-amnesty-international-accuses-police-of-recklessness-during-shiite-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"El-Zakzaky: Amnesty International Accuses Police of &#8216;Recklessness&#8217;\u00a0 During Shi&#8217;ite Protest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m905183302278788409\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\">Amnesty International has condemned the use of live bullets to disperse<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">protesting members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN).<\/p>\n<p>The police had earlier today cracked-down on the Shiites demanding the<br \/>\nfreedom of their leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, killing six, with many left<br \/>\ninjured.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the attack on the protesters, Seun Bakare, Programme Manager<br \/>\nat Amnesty International Nigeria, described the police action as<br \/>\n\u201creckless use of lethal force\u201d while calling on the police to exercise<br \/>\nrestraint in the use of force against protesters.<\/p>\n<p>Bakare said, \u201cThis new crackdown is part of a shocking pattern in which<br \/>\nsecurity forces have used live ammunition to disperse IMN supporters who<br \/>\nare simply exercising their freedom of expression.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImages of IMN supporters being driven from the streets of Abuja with<br \/>\ngunfire demonstrates once again the Nigerian authorities\u2019 resolve to use<br \/>\nlethal force rather than the rule of law in addressing the grievances of<br \/>\nthe IMN.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe police must exercise restraint at all times and use force only when<br \/>\nstrictly necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amnesty urged the Nigerian government to promptly investigate in an<br \/>\n\u201cindependent and impartial manner\u201d, the attacks on the Shiites<br \/>\nprotesters and immediately begin the process to bring all those<br \/>\nsuspected of criminal responsibility to face fair trials.<\/p>\n<p>The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) is a Shi\u2019a religious and political<br \/>\norganization whose leader, Ibraheem Yaqub El-Zakzaky, has been a<br \/>\nproponent of Shi\u2019a Islam in Nigeria since the 1980s. His detention was<br \/>\ndescribed by a federal court in December 2016 as unlawful and<br \/>\nunconstitutional.<\/p>\n<p>An investigation by Amnesty International in October 2018 showed that<br \/>\nthe use of excessive force by soldiers and police led to the killing of<br \/>\nat least 45 supporters of the IMN over two days.\u00a0 Between 12 and 14<br \/>\nDecember 2015, according to Amnesty International\u2019s research, more than<br \/>\n350 IMN members were killed by security forces in Zaria, Kaduna State.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"conversation-footer\" class=\"spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amnesty International has condemned the use of live bullets to disperse protesting members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN). 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