WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Charges have been filed against seven individuals who took part in violent riots in Portland, Oregon this past weekend, the US Justice Department said in a press release.
The seven individuals are facing charges related to disorderly conduct, failure to obey a lawful order, destruction of federal property, or assaulting federal officers.
The release said, citing court documents, that protests in downtown Portland have been going on since 26 May, when Black Lives Matter protests occurred nationwide due to the death of George Floyd.
The Portland police declared the protests a riot twice during the Independence Day weekend. Saturday was the 38th straight day of protests in the city since Floyd, a 46-year old Minnesota resident, died in a police custody in Minneapolis. After Independence Day demonstrations in the city, local police arrested fifteen people, with thirteen booked and two cited.
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