The Arrest Of Amy Goodman

Posted by | September 2, 2008 02:17 | Filed under: Top Stories


Amy Goodman, the host of Democracy Now, was arrested in St. Paul when she went to inquire about the previous arrest of two of her producers, Sharif Abedel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar.


All three were violently manhandled by law enforcement officers. Abdel Kouddous was slammed against a wall and the ground, leaving his arms scraped and bloodied. He sustained other injuries to his chest and back. Salazar’s violent arrest by baton-wielding officers, during which she was slammed to the ground while yelling, “I’m Press! Press!,” resulted in her nose bleeding, as well as causing facial pain. Goodman’s arm was violently yanked by police as she was arrested…


Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher told Democracy Now! that Kouddous and Salazar were arrested on suspicion of rioting, a felony. While the three have been released, they all still face charges stemming from their unlawful arrest. Kouddous and Salazar face pending charges of suspicion of felony riot, while Goodman has been officially charged with obstruction of a legal process and interference with a “peace officer.”


Democracy Now sees this as a violaton of freedom of the press and the First Amendment rights of journalists.  


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