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WORLD NEWS Saturday 13 June 2020

Trudeau: police video of aboriginal

chief arrest shocking

By ROB GILLIES very worrying. The events
Associated Press of the last few days and
TORONTO (AP) — Cana- weeks have ignited a very
dian Prime Minister Justin important conversation
Trudeau said Friday that about the use of excessive
black and indigenous peo- force."
ple in Canada do not feel The RCMP said in a state-
safe around police after ment that the dashcam
a police dashcam video video had been reviewed
emerged of the violent ar- by supervisors and "it was
rest of a Canadian aborigi- determined that the mem-
nal chief. bers' actions were reason- In this May 6, 2020 photo, a man begs at a roadside during
The arrest has received able and did not meet the a lockdown to help to contain a spread of coronavirus in
Peshawar, Pakistan.
attention in Canada as threshold for an external in- Associated Press
a backlash against rac- This March 10, 2020 photo vestigation."
Prime
Minister
Deputy
ism grows worldwide in provided by Chief Adam, Chrystia Freeland said she Study warns of poverty
the wake of the death of shows the bloodied face of
found the images in the
George Floyd, a black man Athabasca Chipewyan First video "incredibly disturb- surge to over 1 billion
who died after a white Nation Chief Allan Adam after
Minneapolis police officer a confrontation with Royal ing." "This is a moment in our
Canadian Mounted Police.
pressed a knee to his neck. Associated Press country when we need to due to virus
The 12-minute police video confront the really horrible
shows an officer charging publicly as part of a court reality that systemic rac- By PAN PYLAS the report’s co-authors.
at Athabasca Chipewy- application to get criminal ism exists here in Canada, Associated Press Because millions of people
an First Nation Chief Allan charges against Adam re- anti-black racism exists in LONDON (AP) — Global live just above the poverty
Adam with his arm and el- moved. Canada, anti-indigenous poverty is set to rise above line, they are in a precarious
bow up as he tackles him The video earlier shows a racism exists in Canada. It is 1 billion people once again position as the economic
to the ground. It also shows different officer approach- systemic," she said. as a result of the coronavi- shock of the pandemic
the officer punching him in ing Adam's truck outside a The statement from the rus pandemic, which is re- plays out. In a worst case
the head. casino in Fort McMurray, Al- Athabasca Chipewyan ducing the income of the scenario, the number of
Trudeau called the video berta, early on the morning First Nation called for the world’s poorest by $500 people in extreme poverty
"shocking." "I have serious of March 10. Police have officers involved to be pun- million a day, according - defined as earning under
questions about what hap- said Adam's truck had ex- ished and criminal charges to new research published $1.90 a day - is forecast to
pened," Trudeau said. "The pired plates. brought. Friday. rise from about 700 million
independent investigation The video shows Adam get- Mark Mendelson, a for- The research by King’s Col- to 1.1 billion, according to
must be transparent and ting in and out of the vehi- mer Toronto police detec- lege London and the Aus- the report, which was pub-
be carried out so that we cle, removing his coat and tive, said the officer flying tralian National University lished by the United Nations
get answers. At the same taking a karate-like stance at Adam with his elbow points to poverty increas- University World Institute for
time, though, we also know and using expletives as and punching him on the ing dramatically in mid- Development Economics
that this is not an isolated he complains about be- ground was unnecessary dle-income developing Research.
incident. Far too many ing harassed by police. His and egregious. Mendelson countries, where millions of Researchers are calling
black Canadians and in- wife and niece get in be- also wondered why he was people live just above the for “urgent global leader-
digenous people do not tween him and the officer being arrested. poverty line. ship” to address the crisis.
feel safe around police. at times. Adam's lawyer, "You can see him being Asian countries, such as But hopes are low after the
It's unacceptable. And as Brian Beresh, has filed a verbally aggressive. My Bangladesh, India, Indone- Group of Seven meeting of
governments, we have to court motion to have crimi- position is that if you can't sia, Pakistan and the Phil- world leaders, which was
change that." nal charges dropped over take somebody yelling and ippines, are considered to due to take place June
Pictures show Adam was violation of Adam's consti- swearing and screaming be particularly vulnerable 10-12 at President Donald
left bloodied with his face tutional rights. at you, then you probably to the pandemic’s eco- Trump’s retreat at Camp
swollen. Alberta's police "All of this resulted from an shouldn't be a cop," he nomic shockwaves with David, was postponed.
watchdog agency is inves- expired license plate tag. said. Adam held a news lockdowns severely curtail- Trump now aims to host
tigating. Police charged The video speaks for itself," conference last weekend ing activity. an expanded meeting in
Adam with resisting arrest Beresh said in a statement. to talk about excessive “The pandemic is fast be- September, also including
and assaulting a police Opposition Conservative force and racism. He has coming an economic crisis leaders from Russia, Austra-
officer. The Athabasca Leader Andrew Scheer noted that although ab- for developing countries,” lia, South Korea and India.
Chipewyan First Nation said he was troubled by original people represent said Andy Sumner, a pro- How much development
said the Royal Canadian the video. "It's very difficult 5% of Canada's popula- fessor of international de- issues will be addressed
Mounted Police dash cam- to watch," Scheer said. "I tion, they make up to 30% velopment at King’s Col- at that summit remains an
era video was released found it very troubling and of the prison population.q lege London and one of open question.q