US Justice begins lawsuit against Ferguson

US Justice begins lawsuit against Ferguson

World February 11, 2016 12:21

ferguson - The US Justice Department has launched a lawsuit against Ferguson, a suburb of St. Louis. The aim is to enforce the plan for reform of the police and judiciary.

The legal actions are in response to a vote of the City of Ferguson, US media reported. The board decided that the agreement with the Ministry of Justice to reform the police system had to be adapted. There was just seven months of negotiations between the governments.

But according to the council could only talk of a deal as the Department,, seven improvement would accept the appointment already made. That was for the department as a surprise. Attorney Loretta Lynch made to clear out with that agreement. She said,, constitutional rights not respected in Ferguson, and that should apply to all Americans.,, Residents of Ferguson have been waiting for justice for decades. They can not be forced to wait even longer , she said, according to CNN.

The police action in Ferguson is under a magnifying glass since an unarmed black teenager in August 2014 was shot by a white cop. The issue led to great unrest and riots in Ferguson and the rest of the US The criticism about,, racist police action was even greater when the relevant agent, Darren Wilson, was acquitted for the murder of eighteen year-old Michael Brown.

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