As an air of purge in the FBI. Fifteen agents of the prestigious Federal Police service were fired by a demonstration of solidarity with respect to the demonstrations in tribute to Georges Floyd, African -American citizen, the death of the suffocation trapped under the knee of a police officer in Minneapolis in May 2020.
According to CNN information that could meet two close to the file, these fifteen agents are part of a new “wave of layoffs”, including twenty officials.
The FBI did not want to comment. On the other hand, a personnel union, agents of the FBI association, criticized in a statement communicated to CNN the policy of the director, Kash Patel, also played for the security defects that led to the murder of Charlie Kirk.
A risk to the security of the nation
“The new and dangerous measures of Patel weaken the position because they eliminate the precious experience, damage confidence between management and staff and hinder the recruitment and loyalty of the most difficult qualified agents, which, in the end, exposes to our nation at greater risk,” said the organization that denounces dismissals outside the regulatory framework.
This knee scene on the ground, which took place in Washington DC five years ago, had raised criticism and found an echo with the conservative media.
After the death of Georges Floyd, hundreds of people gathered in the United States, often peacefully. Sometimes, as in Atlanta, police patrol vehicles were burned. The crowd had gathered significantly in front of the White House, wielding signs with motto as “stops killing us.”
A case already examined
At that time, President Donald Trump had asked Bill Barr, his Minister of Justice, to recover control of the streets. When the photos appeared, the director of the FBI, Christophe Wray, had not noticed any fault.
But earlier this year, FBI officials wanted to reassess the incident. According to sources that speak with CNN, the agents involved have been reallocated, a decision suffered as a punishment since they were less coveted positions, before being fired.
Source: BFM TV
