Hundreds of pro-Hamas protesters arrested last week for occupying a New York university in a disorderly rally will not face criminal charges. new york post report.
Of the 228 demonstrators who took part in the protests at Columbia University and New York University, not one faced any recordable charges, the outlet said.
The unruly protesters were detained by New York City police but quickly released. Of the 120 anti-Israel activists removed from New York University’s campus on Monday, 116 received summonses for trespassing and four received citations for other charges, including resisting arrest.
DAT requires accused individuals to appear in New York City Criminal Court for arraignment.
Another 108 pro-Palestinian protesters, including Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar’s daughter Isra Hirsi, were arrested at Columbia University earlier this month, 100 received citations for trespassing, and eight were arrested. I took the DAT.
Neither the summons nor the DAT will appear on your criminal record.
One law enforcement official told the Post that the lack of accountability will only encourage pro-Hamas activists to continue demonstrating.
“They’ll get arrested and come back and do the same thing over and over again because this is all a theatrical game for them,” the source explained. “It’s a game because the system doesn’t hold them accountable for their tantrums every night.”
In response to the campus occupation, Columbia University switched classes at Morningside Heights to a “hybrid” format, effectively canceling almost all in-person classes with a few exceptions. Many administrators and staff members were encouraged to work remotely to avoid potentially dangerous demonstrations.
Most of those arrested at Columbia University received citations, and some received DATs for charges such as resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer, the newspaper reported.
Demonstrators have repeatedly refused to leave the campus, setting up tents and billboards while demanding that the school divest from companies with ties to Israel.
Even though protesters avoided prison sentences and criminal records. 1,400 scholars According to , he signed a letter pledging to boycott events at Columbia University over his short-term detention. school newspaper. Scholars from around the world also called on the university to “withdraw from Israel’s US-backed genocide in Gaza and the West Bank.”
“We are appalled by the Columbia government’s decision to convene the NYPD’s Strategic Response Group in full riot gear to campus to arrest over 100 students who were peacefully protesting,” the letter said. It’s dark.
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