The mayor of Washington has announced the introduction of a curfew amid mass unrest

The D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser announced today the decision to utilize American capital’s curfew. She stated this during a press conference, the broadcast which was conducted on its official Twitter page. Curfews Monday from 19:00 local time (02:00 GMT on Tuesday) for a period of two days. Earlier, reminds TASS, she had imposed a curfew from 23:00 Sunday (06:00 GMT on Monday) to 06:00 Monday (13:00 GMT) in connection with the unrest caused by the situation around the death in Minneapolis of the African-American George Floyd. We also add that the ability to impose a curfew considering also the mayor of new York bill de Blasio. According to him, it is necessary to examine this possibility. Meanwhile, already 40 cities in the United States imposed a curfew in response to the protests across the country this weekend. In turn, the Minister of justice and U.S. attorney General William Barr ordered to send to Washington special police, which are intended for suppression of mass riots. According to the publication USA Today, citing a representative of the Ministry of justice of the highest rank, these units are operated by the Federal Bureau of prisons. According to the official, the FBI is also ordered to bring to the assistance of the authorities in Washington of his elite unit, dedicated to hostage rescue. Recall that the riots across the country broke out after the death of the African-American George Floyd. The man was detained by police on may 25 in Minneapolis. During the arrest one of the officers pressed the neck of the Floyd knee. He later died in the intensive care unit, and the video of his arrest hit the Internet. As a result, many American cities have been peaceful protests, and later they turned into clashes with police, looting and riots. Currently the case in the court of Hennepin County in Minnesota. The investigation had previously taken from the district attorney’s office and gave the state’s attorney. Derek Showin police officer involved in the arrest of George Floyd, was dismissed from the interior Ministry. While he is accused of manslaughter. Earlier it became known that judicial proceedings in respect of Shovina moved from June 1 to 8th.

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