"The complaint, filed with the Civilian Complaint Review Board, accuses Officer Ahmed Zaitoun of using excessive force during the April 22 arrest in Bedford-Stuyvesant. Ossé told POLITICO he believed the officer violated his civil rights after officers took him to the ground while protesters tried to block city marshals and police from entering the property. Ossé said he suffered a concussion during the arrest. The CCRB confirmed it received the complaint and is reviewing the case."
"Video posted to social media showed protesters crowding the entrance to the property as marshals prepared to carry out the eviction. Ossé moved toward officers as they detained another demonstrator. An officer grabbed Ossé by the collar of his jacket, forced him to the ground and handcuffed him. Police transported Ossé to the 79th Precinct, where officers charged him with disorderly conduct and obstructing governmental administration before releasing him with a desk appearance ticket."
"“My rights were violated, but more importantly, my responsibility to my community and constituents demands a fact-finding,” Ossé said. The NYPD declined to comment on the complaint. The department previously said officers arrested Ossé and three other protesters after they refused repeated orders to stop blocking access to the property."
"A spokesperson for Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the administration would allow the disciplinary process to proceed through the CCRB and the department's disciplinary matrix. Mamdani called footage of the arrest “incredibly concerning” last month. The complaint places Mamdani, a longtime critic of the NYPD, in the middle of a politically charged dispute inv"
A New York City councilmember filed a misconduct complaint with the Civilian Complaint Review Board against an NYPD officer who arrested him during a Brooklyn protest tied to an eviction. The complaint alleges excessive force during an April 22 arrest in Bedford-Stuyvesant, when officers took him to the ground and handcuffed him after protesters tried to block city marshals and police from entering a property. The councilmember said he suffered a concussion and that his civil rights were violated. Video shows protesters crowding the entrance as marshals prepared to carry out the eviction. The NYPD charged him with disorderly conduct and obstructing governmental administration, then released him with a desk appearance ticket. The CCRB confirmed receipt and review, while the mayor’s office said the disciplinary process would proceed through the CCRB and the department’s disciplinary matrix.
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