"A joint review by ICE and the DOJ of video evidence has revealed that sworn testimony provided by two separate officers appears to have made untruthful statements. Both officers have been immediately placed on administrative leave pending the completion of a thorough internal investigation. Initially, the two agents said that Venezuelan immigrants Alfredo Aljorna and Julio Sosa Celis assaulted them with a broom and a shovel last month in Minneapolis, leading to one officer shooting Sosa Celis in the leg."
"Lying under oath is a serious federal offense, Lyons continued. The U.S. Attorney's Office is actively investigating these false statements. Upon conclusion of the investigation, the officers may face termination of employment, as well as potential criminal prosecution. On the night of the shooting, Aljorna's 19-year-old partner was also taken into custody by ICE, despite having entered the U.S. as a minor. She was transferred to Texas and then to New Mexico."
A joint review by ICE and the DOJ of video evidence found that sworn testimony from two officers appears to have been untruthful. Both officers were placed on administrative leave pending a thorough internal investigation. The officers initially claimed Venezuelan immigrants Alfredo Aljorna and Julio Sosa Celis attacked them with a broom and a shovel in Minneapolis, and one officer shot Sosa Celis in the leg. The U.S. Attorney's Office is investigating the alleged false statements, and the officers could face termination of employment and potential criminal prosecution. Aljorna's 19-year-old partner was detained despite entering as a minor, transferred across states, and later ordered released by a federal judge after learning the couple's infant required emergency surgery. ICE personnel are held to high standards of professionalism, integrity, and ethical conduct; violations of sworn oaths may prompt disciplinary and criminal consequences.
Read at www.mediaite.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]