Обединени религиозни лидери протестират против полицейското насилие в Кливланд

Religious leaders from across Cleveland came together in the city centre, Tuesday, to lead a protest against police brutality and racism. Organised by the Greater Cleveland Congregations, an interfaith advocacy group representing 40 congregations and 20,000 people, dozens of religious leaders from several faiths linked arms and led the peaceful march through the city demanding the reformation of Cleveland's criminal justice system. The group also issued a letter to the mayor of Cleveland and the county prosecutor calling for criminal justice reforms. The protest came just three days after a judge acquitted police officer Michael Brelo in the killing of unarmed African-Americans Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams in November 2012. The decision sparked protests across Cleveland on Saturday, with police making 71 arrests. In a separate rally on Saturday, protesters marched to Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy McGinty's house, demanding that he charge the officers responsible for the shooting of twelve year-old African American Tamir Rice in November 2014.