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☆ This place is ‘run by a mob’: Inside the prison where Robert Brooks was beaten to death
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-01 | by ( Caroll Alvarado | Chelsea Bailey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

But inside Marcy Correctional Facility, the news of Robert Brooks’ death – while undeniably tragic – did not come as a complete shock, one inmate told CNN. “This Marcy Correctional Facility is run by a mob,” he said. Brooks familySince Brooks’ death, New York Gov. “Body-worn cameras were deployed to Marcy Correctional Facility in May 2024. Bauer’s attorney, Katherine Rosenfeld, told CNN he was later taken to the same infirmary where Brooks was beaten to death.

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Here’s what we know:Robert Brooks is carried by correctional officers at the Marcy Correctional Facility. NYS Attorney GeneralWhat the video showsBrooks was transferred from Mohawk Correctional Facility to Marcy Correctional Facility on the morning of December 9, according to New York Attorney General Letitia James, who released footage of the beating Friday. One officer appears to shove a white material in Brooks’ mouth as another officer holds Brooks by the throat. The officer who struck Brooks with his leg is then seen restraining Brooks’ legs before punching him in the buttocks approximately three times. Farina resigned from his role at the Marcy Correctional Facility after Brooks’ death, the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision told CNN Monday.

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A major investigation was underway on Monday after 179 people were killed in South Korea's deadliest plane crash ever when an airliner belly-landed at Muan International Airport Sunday before skidding into a wall and bursting into flames. Questions remain around exactly what caused Jeju Air Flight 2216 to crash — and why the death toll was so high, with just two survivors. Jeju Air Flight 2216 took off from Bangkok shortly after 2 a.m. local time (2 p.m. Grieving family members of those killed in the crash have gathered at Muan airport demanding answers on what happened to their loved ones and to see their bodies. Other operators include T’way Air, Jin Air, Eastar Jet, Air Incheon and Korean Air.

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☆ Robert Brooks: What experts see in the ‘shocking and disturbing’ video of New York man’s fatal beating in prison
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-30 | by ( Zoe Sottile | Emma Tucker | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —Body camera footage documenting the fatal beating of Robert Brooks at the hands of New York state corrections officers has triggered an outpouring of rage and condemnations – and analysis from experts who said the video shows a misuse of force by officers. Body camera footage shows officers repeatedly punching and kicking Brooks in the face, chest, and groin until he stops moving. ‘Inhumane’ and ‘unnecessary’ use of forceSeveral law enforcement experts who spoke to CNN criticized the corrections officers’ use of force shown in the footage. He added there appeared to be several sergeants in the room who failed to step in and stop corrections officers from beating Brooks. Robert Brooks is seen after being beaten by corrections officers at the Marcy Correctional Facility.

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☆ Robert Brooks: Before allegedly participating in beating, these officers were accused of involvement in prior cases
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-29 | by ( Zoe Sottile | Raja Razek | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —At least three of the officers involved in the fatal beating of Robert Brooks, a New York man held at the Marcy Correctional Facility in upstate New York, were previously accused of assault, according to court documents obtained by CNN. The officers were among 14 staff named by the Department of Corrections related to Brooks’ death. Body-worn camera footage released Friday shows correctional officers at the facility punching and kicking Brooks with his hands handcuffed behind his back in a medical examination room. Brooks, 43, had been serving a 12-year prison sentence since 2017 for first-degree assault, prison documents show. Body-worn cameras were deployed to Marcy Correctional Facility in May 2024.

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Robert Brooks as seen in body camera footage at the Marcy Correctional Facility in Oneida County, New York, on Dec. 9. They include correctional officers, sergeants and a prison nurse. Her office released the entirety of the four officers’ videos, which included some blurring. On Dec. 9, James said, Brooks was being transferred from the Mohawk Correctional Facility, also in Oneida County, to Marcy Correctional Facility. The Correctional Association of New York, an independent prison oversight group, released a report last year after monitoring the Marcy Correctional Facility in October 2022.

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☆ New York attorney general releases ‘shocking and disturbing’ videos of inmate’s fatal beating
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-27 | by ( Zoe Sottile | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Body-worn camera footage released Friday shows correctional officers at the Marcy Correctional Facility in upstate New York punching and kicking a handcuffed inmate in a fatal beating that is now under investigation by the New York attorney general. The New York Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigations previously announced it had opened an investigation into Brooks’ death. Brooks had been transferred from Mohawk Correctional Facility, another Oneida County prison, to Marcy Correctional Facility on December 9, according to James. Robert Brooks is seen after being beaten by correctional officers at the Marcy Correctional Facility. The Marcy Correctional Facility is a medium-security state prison located in Oneida County, around 52 miles east of Syracuse.

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☆ Timeline: How South Korea President Yoon Lost His Country's Trust and Approval
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( Agnes Chang | Pablo Robles | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

South Korea’s president, Yoon Suk Yeol, may have sealed his political fate on Dec. 3 when he declared martial law, triggering public outrage. Here’s how Mr. Yoon lost the trust of much of his electorate. 2022 March Mr. Yoon was voted into office by the thinnest margin since South Korea began holding free presidential elections in 1987. The person who committed the act must resolve it” Mr. Yoon Let’s get Yoon Suk Yeol out!” First lady Kim Keon Hee The person who committed the act must resolve it” Mr. Yoon Let’s get Yoon Suk Yeol out!” First lady Kim Keon Hee The person who committed the act must resolve it” First lady Kim Keon Hee Mr. Yoon December Mr. Yoon vetoed a union-backed bill that would have limited companies’ ability to sue workers for losses during strikes. The results were widely seen as a verdict on Mr. Yoon, and his approval rating hit a new low: 23 percent.

Persons: Yoon Suk, Mr, Yoon, Jae, Weeks, Biden, Rice, Yoon’s, Kim Keon Hee, Yoon Let’s, Kim Keon Hee Mr, “, ” Organizations: Journalists Farmers Marines, Farmers, National Assembly, Gallup, Korea, Defense Ministry, Records, “, Atomic Energy Agency, Yoon International Atomic Energy Agency, Marine Corps Locations: South Korea, North Korea, U.S, Itaewon, Seoul, Tokyo, Japan, South

SEOUL, South Korea — The South Korean government on Monday ordered an overseas travel ban on President Yoon Suk Yeol as he faces investigation on possible rebellion charges over a short-lived martial law declaration that plunged the key U.S. ally into chaos last week. The martial law order banned all political activity and censored the news media. It was a shocking turn of events for South Korea, which spent decades under military-authoritarian rule before transitioning into a vibrant democracy and the world’s 10th-largest economy. Han also said investigations into Yoon’s martial law declaration would be conducted “rigorously, impartially and transparently” by the authorities. “President Yoon Seok Yeol must be immediately arrested, investigated and stripped of his military command authority,” senior Democratic lawmaker Kim Min-seok said Sunday.

Persons: Yoon Suk, Yoon, Lawmakers, Ezra Acayan, Yoon —, Han Dong, hoon, ”, “, Han Duck, Han, Kim Yong, Lee Sang, ” Han, Yoon Seok, Kim Min, seok, Kim, Han Min, Stella Kim, Janis Mackey Frayer, Jennifer Jett Organizations: South, National Assembly, Lawmakers, People Power Party, U.S, Democratic Party, Democratic, NBC News Locations: SEOUL, South Korea, North Korea, Korea, Seoul, United States, Japan, Hong Kong

☆ Kim Yong-hyun: South Korean prosecutors detain ex-defense chief over martial law imposition
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Jerome Taylor | Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Senior prosecutor Park Se-hyun said in a televised statement Sunday that authorities launched a 62-member special investigation team on the martial law case. Kim is a central figure in Yoon’s martial law enforcement, which led to special forces troops encircling the National Assembly building and army helicopters hovering over it. In Kim’s impeachment motion document, the Democratic Party and other opposition parties accused him of proposing martial law to Yoon. The Defense Ministry said it has suspended three top military commanders over their alleged involvement in the martial law imposition. In a parliamentary hearing on Friday, Lee, one of Yoon’s closest associates, defended Yoon’s martial law decree, saying the president exercised his powers “within the boundaries of constitutional processes and law.”

Persons: Yoon Suk, Yoon, Kim Yong, hyun, Kim, ” Yoon, Yoon’s, Kim Seon, ho, Yoon Suk Yeol, Kim Soo, Shim Woo, jung, shirk, ”, Han Dong, didn’t, isn’t, Lee Sang, Lee Organizations: AP, South, Sunday, Democratic Party, Defense, Assembly, National Assembly, CNN Protesters, Reuters, ”, Defense Ministry, Power Party, Safety Locations: Seoul, Korea, South Korea, U.S, Japan

☆ Yoon Suk Yeol: The ‘American Pie’-singing conservative who tried to suspend democracy – and failed
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Seoul, South Korea CNN —Declaring martial law in a stable and boisterous democracy was an audacious gamble – and one that appears to have backfired spectacularly for South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol. But the president’s short-lived declaration of martial law still felt like an attack to the heart of the country’s democracy. Helicopters fly after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, in Seoul, South Korea, on December 4, 2024. Soldiers try to enter the National Assembly building in Seoul on December 4 2024, after South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law. Many believe the botched martial law and subsequent democratic proceedings show that South Korean democracy is alive and well.

Persons: South Korea CNN —, Yoon Suk, Yoon’s, ”, Yoon Suk Yeol, Kim Hong, Kyung, ” –, Yoon, Joe Biden, ’, Don McLean, Jung Yeon, “, Antony Blinken, Park, Chip Somodevilla, Jae, Kang, Sung, Sydney Seiler, Lady Kim Keon Hee, Dior, Kim, Kim Keon Hee, “ Yoon, Ahn Byung, Donald Trump, Michel Barnier, Kwak Dong, Kwak, Kim Hyeon, Lee Jae, myung, Han Dong, Han, Hanna, Eunseo Jeong, Jessie Yeung, Rebecca Wright, Ivan Watson, Gawon Bae, Yoonjung Seo, Antoinette Radford Organizations: South Korea CNN, South, National Assembly, CNN, Helicopters, Reuters, United, House, Getty, South Korea, People Power Party, White, Seoul, Democratic Party, Min Consulting, Center for Strategic, International Studies, “, Korea Armed Forces, Kyung Hee University, Parliamentary Locations: Seoul, South Korea, South, Korea, Washington ,, North Korea, North, “, Seongnam, France, Korean

☆ 'Parks & Rec' cocreator Mike Schur made being the nicest guy in Hollywood a career path
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Samantha Rollins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

AdvertisementMike Schur is known for clever, kind-hearted TV shows like "Parks and Recreation" and "The Good Place." Schur explained to BI why all his shows have a central theme of hope and his philosophy as a boss. Related storiesSchur's Hollywood success started with a stroke of good luckSchur with cast on the set of "Parks and Recreation." AdvertisementSchur's management style boils down to being a good personSchur, center, with the cast of "The Good Place" during Universal Television's TCA Studio Day events. Schur on the set of "The Good Place."

Persons: Mike Schur, Schur, Charles, Ted Danson, he's, Colleen E, who's, I've, Obama, Ben Cohen, It's, Greg Daniels, Daniels, Evans Vestal Ward, Colleen Hayes Organizations: Netflix, Recreation, Hayes, Hollywood, NBCU, Getty, Universal, NBC Locations: Purgatory, Chilean, Pacific, Hollywood

☆ Boeing 737 Max: FAA says workers pressured to put speed over quality
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Pete Muntean | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Washington CNN —Boeing factory workers felt pressured to prioritize production speed over quality and said they did not receive enough training to properly perform their jobs, according to the results of a special investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published Wednesday. In January, a door plug blew off a 737 Max operated by Alaska Airlines shortly after takeoff. One of the more egregious examples, according to the audit, was a Boeing mechanic who used an improvised measuring device to check gaps between components. But there is still much work to be done on fixing Boeing’s safety culture, he said. “I think the safety culture change is going to be a long-term project,” Whitaker said.

Persons: Max, Mike Whitaker, ”, Whitaker, “, ” Whitaker Organizations: Washington CNN — Boeing, Federal Aviation Administration, Alaska Airlines, Boeing, Senate, Investigations, FAA, CNN, House Locations: Renton, Washington

☆ US Air Force veteran charged with disclosing classified information on US military aircraft and weapons
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Zachary Cohen | Holmes Lybrand | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A US Air Force veteran has been arrested and charged for allegedly disclosing classified information related to American military aircraft and weapons to unauthorized individuals, the Justice Department announced Thursday. Paul J. Freeman was charged with unauthorized possession and transmission of classified national defense information by a grand jury in Florida on Tuesday, according to court records. Freeman transmitted information related to “vulnerabilities” of Air Force aircraft and related to weapon systems on multiple occasions between November 2020 and March 2021, prosecutors allege. The Air Force Office of Special Investigations and FBI are investigating the case. CNN previously reported that the Pentagon increased its security screenings following a massive leak of classified documents by a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard last year that exposed sensitive information online.

Persons: Paul J, Freeman, Freeman’s, Lloyd Austin, Jack Teixeira, Teixeira Organizations: CNN, US Air Force, Justice Department, Air Force, Pentagon, The Air Force Office, Special Investigations, FBI, Massachusetts Air National Guard, Pentagon Force Protection Agency, Defense Locations: Florida

☆ U.S. sounds alarm as thousands in Georgia's capital protest 'Kremlin-style' foreign influence bill
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Sam Meredith | In Samuelmeredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Police Force attend a protest against the foreign agents law as two Americans and one Russian citizen are among 20 detained on May 13, 2024 in Tbilisi, Georgia. Thousands of people took to the streets of Georgia's capital on Monday as part of a last-ditch attempt to prevent the country's government from passing a controversial "Kremlin-style" law on foreign influence. Georgia's Interior Ministry said Monday that two American citizens and one Russian national were among 20 people detained at the rally. Separately, Georgia's Special Investigation Service said it had launched a probe into the alleged used of "excessive force" by law enforcement officers against protesters. Russia, which occupies about 20% of Georgia's internationally recognized territory, has used similar legislation to crack down on independent news media and activists critical of the Kremlin.

Organizations: Police Force, Investigation Service, Security, Kremlin Locations: Tbilisi , Georgia, Georgia's, Tbilisi, Russia

☆ Thousands of Ukrainians have been sent to Russian prisons. Ukraine says they’re being held as bargaining chips
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +22 min

The Ukrainian government says there are thousands of people like Dima, civilians arrested by Russia who have been held in arbitrary detention for years. In the early weeks of the war, Russian troops took over their home, parking their tank in the garden and stealing anything of value. Following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia opened a second pre-trial detention facility in Simferopol, SIZO No. Detained civilians, however, are stuck in limbo. Mariana Checheliuk's photos were among those displayed by relatives of detained civilians at a recent protest in Kyiv.

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☆ China sees foreign threats ‘everywhere’ as powerful spy agency takes center stage
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

But among the crowds you and I together are protecting national security,” the narrator concludes. Chinese soldiers look at a poster promoting national security in the southwestern city of Beihai on National Security Education Day on April 15, 2024. CFOTO/Future Publishing/Getty ImagesAccording to the MSS, foreign spies are omnipresent and infiltrating everything – from mapping apps to weather stations. But China’s spy agency has gradually stepped out of the shadows as Xi makes national security a key priority. “Shenyin Special Investigation Squad” is a comic series based on real-life counterespionage operations, according to China's spy agency.

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☆ 'Chrisley Knows Best' star Todd Chrisley ordered to pay former Georgia revenue investigator $755,000 after defamation lawsuit loss, report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

His defamatory statements on social media and his podcast have cost him over $750,000. The "Chrisley Knows Best" star was incarcerated in 2022 on bank fraud and tax evasion charges. The 54-year-old Atlanta-based businessman and television personality, best known for appearing on the USA Network reality show "Chrisley Knows Best," has been ordered to pay $755,000 to a former Georgia Department of Revenue investigator for making defamatory statements against her. Todd previously starred in "Chrisley Knows Best" alongside family members, including wife Julie Chrisley. AdvertisementTodd Chrisley, Harvey Hughes, and Julie Chrisley in one of the last aired episodes of "Chrisley Knows Best."

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☆ Federal investigators look into crash of Mustang Mach-E equipped with driver assistance tech
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Investigators with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating a fatal crash involving a Ford Mustang Mach-E equipped with advanced driving assistance technology. Ford shows off the new model 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT during the Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place convention center in Chicago, Illinois on February 8, 2024. Federal investigators are looking at dozens of crashes involving so-called advanced driver assistance, or ADAS, systems. ADAS systems handle basic driving tasks such as keeping the vehicle in its lane while maintaining a safe distance behind vehicles ahead, usually in highway driving only. Fourteen of these systems, including two from Ford, were recently rated by the private Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

Persons: Jacek Boczarski, Ford, IIHS, Jennifer Homendy Organizations: CNN, National, Traffic Safety Administration, National Transportation Safety, Ford, of Highway Safety, NTSB, Chicago Auto, McCormick, Getty, NHTSA, Wall Street, Federal, General Motors, Volvo, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Locations: “, San Antonio, Chicago , Illinois, Anadolu, Ford, Texas

☆ How a Dior bag shook South Korean politics
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Yoonjung Seo | Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Seoul, South Korea CNN —South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is months out from a crucial election seen as a barometer of his mid-term popularity, but surveys show he has a big problem – the latest scandal surrounding his wife. “But with the Dior bag, there is this powerful visual evidence.”South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife, Kim Keon Hee, attend an Independence Movement Day event in Seoul on March 1, 2023. The channel also provided Choi with the wristwatch and the Dior bag, according to the pastor. By appearing to not reject the bag, Kim gave ammunition to critics who have long accused her of using her position for personal gain. In a Gallup Korea survey last month, 56% of respondents said Kim should apologize for allegedly receiving the Dior bag.

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☆ 5 distinct legal questions looming over Donald Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Zachary Wolf | Analysis Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —While former President Donald Trump’s path through Republican primaries is clearing up, he faces looming unanswered questions in multiple different courts. Engoron had already ordered the dissolution of Trump’s New York real estate empire, which is on hold pending Trump’s appeal. The US Supreme Court has, for now, declined to take up the case, because justices wanted this particular appeals court panel to weigh in. Trump will remain on the ballot for Colorado’s primary pending the Supreme Court decision. While the situation is unlikely, at least for now, to kill the case against Trump, Willis’ position at the helm is very much in question.

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☆ Seoul Police Chief Indicted Over Halloween Crush
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean prosecutors have indicted the head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, charging him with contributing through negligence to the Halloween crowd crush in Seoul in 2022 that killed nearly 160 people, according to the Seoul Western District Prosecutors Office. The indictment of Seoul police chief Kim Kwang-ho came more than a year after the crowd crush in October 2022, which killed 159 people on a Halloween weekend in the entertainment district of Itaewon in capital Seoul. Kim is the highest-ranking police official charged in connection with the crowd crush. In January last year, a special investigation team referred Kim and 22 other police, rescue and district office officials to the prosecution on charges related to the government's inadequate response to the stampede. (Reporting by Heekyong Yang; editing by Giles Elgood)

Persons: , Kim Kwang, Kim, Heekyong Yang, Giles Elgood Organizations: Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, Seoul Western, Prosecutors Office Locations: SEOUL, Seoul, Itaewon

People stand outside a convention centre where multiple blasts occurred during a religious gathering in Kochi, India, October 29, 2023. Preliminary investigation showed that an improvised explosive device was used, Kerala Director General of Police Shaik Darvesh Saheb told reporters earlier. Police were appointing a special investigations team, Saheb told reporters, adding that strict action would be taken against those involved. "The explosions occurred seconds after the end of a prayer as part of the day's event. Seconds later, two more explosions rocked simultaneously on either sides of the hall," TA Sreekumar, regional spokesperson for the Jehovah's Witnesses told mathrubhumi.com.

Persons: Umesh, Veena George, Police Shaik Darvesh Saheb, Saheb, Pinarayi Vijayan, mathrubhumi.com, Swati Bhat, Gerry Doyle, Bernadette Baum Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Asianet News, Reuters, Police, Local, National Security Guard, TA, Thomson Locations: Kochi, India, Rights KOCHI, Kerala, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Kalamassery, United States

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A former Philadelphia police officer has been sentenced to 15 to 40 years in state prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting women and girls — often while in uniform and in the back of his police vehicle. Patrick Heron, 54, entered the pleas Friday after reaching an agreement with prosecutors in advance of a trial on more than 200 counts that included child sex assault, child pornography, kidnapping and related offenses, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. Jane Roh, spokesperson for the district attorney’s office, said victims who are now spared the trauma of a trial welcomed the guilty plea. Investigators said they later found photos and videos indicating predatory behavior spanning years and including dozens of often vulnerable young women and girls including those who had run away, been arrested or struggled with addiction. She said investigators have identified 48 victims, though many of their identities remain unknown, and more likely haven't come forward.

Persons: —, Patrick Heron, Jane Roh, Anthony List, ” Heron, Lyandra Retacco, Heron Organizations: PHILADELPHIA, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Inquirer

☆ Israeli police arrest five following uproar over Jews spitting on Christians
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Kareem Khadder | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Jerusalem CNN —Israel Police arrested five people Wednesday on suspicion of spitting towards Christians or churches in the Old City of Jerusalem, they announced, following an uproar a day earlier over Orthodox Jews spitting at Christian pilgrims. Four of the suspects were arrested for incidents on Wednesday, and one for an incident earlier in the week, police said. One of the individuals was arrested on assault charges, and the other four were arrested on suspicion of unlawful disorderly conduct, Israel Police told CNN. One of the arrests is connected to the viral video from Monday of ultra-Orthodox Jews spitting on Christian pilgrims carrying a cross out of the Church of the Flagellation in the Old City, police said. The Palestinian Authority Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the spitting was part of a wider problem that leads to physical violence.

Persons: Father Matteo, Jesus, ”, Benjamin Netanyahu, “, Doron Turgeman, ” Turgeman, Israel’s, Rabbi David Lau Organizations: Jerusalem CNN — Israel Police, Israel Police, CNN, ”, Palestinian Authority Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jerusalem Police Locations: Jerusalem, Old City, Old, Israel

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