WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Minneapolis City Council said in a press release on Friday that it has advanced a measure to dismantle its police department and create a new…
On 7 June, Minneapolis City Council decided – against the objections of Mayor Jacob Frey – to defund and disband the city’s police department.
The Minneapolis Charter Commission and the City Council’s Policy and Government Oversight Committee will discuss the measure on 8 and 9 July, respectively, the release said.
The Minneapolis Charter Commission will have 60 days to complete a review of the measure and submit recommendations to the City Council. If the measure is approved by voters in November, the changes would become effective 1 May 2021, the release added.
On 25 May, African American man George Floyd died in a hospital after being arrested by Minneapolis police. The incident sparked protests – and riots – against police brutality throughout the United States and demands for policing reforms.
Following the incident, the calls to reform the police started to gain ground.
