Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance announced Friday that his office won’t prosecute protesters for low-level offenses.
Vance said in a statement that he won’t …
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance announced Friday that his office won’t prosecute protesters for low-level offenses.
Vance said in a statement that he won’t pursue raps involving unlawful assembly, disorderly conduct and “other protest-related charges where appropriate” — as people around the city continue to demonstrate against cases of excessive police force amid the Minneapolis cop-brutality death of George Floyd.
“The D. A.’s Office declines to prosecute these arrests in the interest of justice,” Vance said.
