House Democrat arrested at Black Voters Matter demonstration
The IndependentSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy US Capitol police arrested US Rep Hank Johnson during a voting rights demonstration on 22 July, marking the second arrest of a member of Congress on Capitol grounds amid protests demanding federal action on voting rights protections. US Capitol Police said officers arrested 10 people for “unlawfully demonstrating outside of the Hart Senate Office Building” and charged them with “crowding, obstructing or incommoding”. “I was arrested today protesting against Senate inaction on voting rights legislation filibuster reform,” Rep Johnson said in a Twitter post sharing a video showing him with a group of demonstrators being detained in zip ties. Congressional Black Caucus chair Joyce Beatty was arrested with eight other people on 15 July for “demonstrating in a prohibited area on Capitol Grounds”, according to a Capitol police statement.
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