Indeed, the 2005 should have been covered up
New Orleans - Four police officers from New Orleans have to answer since Monday (local time) before the court, because they have fired on unarmed victims of hurricane "Katrina" and later to cover up the deeds. Federal prosecutor Bobbi Bernstein said at the beginning of the process, it was in 2005 given by the police a "seemingly endless barrage of shots."Here are two people were killed and four others were seriously injured. Another police officer stands with his colleagues to court because he allegedly helped in covering up the deeds.
Against the four police officers in 2007, charges had been levied. A judge struck it down, she took on the Justice Department again. The fifth defendant was not involved in the shooting, but it should have been involved later in the coverup.The defense called their clients as innocent. They would behave properly in a frightening situation. Critics speak against maladministration and widespread corruption in the police, who for years were passed over in silence.
"Katrina" New Orleans had on 29 August 2005 hit. The force of the hurricane caused the levees to break in several places, the city sank beneath the waves. More than 1,500 people came to the Gulf Coast of the United States killed tens of thousands of homes were destroyed. In the midst of chaos there were reports of looting and armed gangs in New Orleans. In incidents involving the police, according to official data, six people, mostly black, were killed. Numerous people suffered injuries. (APA)
