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TWITTER NOW EARLIER THIS WEEK
WE SPENT A BIG PART OF OUR SHOW
TALKING ABOUT THE PROTESTS.
>> YOU KNOW, THE ONES THAT HAVE
BEEN HAPPENING ON AND OFF IN
PORTLAND FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW.
>> WE WANTED TO KNOW WHO ARE
THE PROTESTERS?
THE PROTESTERS? >> WHY ARE THEY OUT THERE
SPECIFICALLY?
SPECIFICALLY? WHAT DO THEY WANT WHAT DO THEY
WANT TO SEE HAPPEN?
WELL, TONIGHT LET'S LOOK AT THE
POLICE SIDE OF THINGS.
THEY'VE MADE THOUSANDS
OF ARRESTS.
OF ARRESTS. MANY OF THOSE CASES HAVE BEEN
DROPPED BUT NOT ALL OF THEM
LIKE ARSON OR ATTEMPTED MURDER
AFTER LOOKING THROUGH THOSE
MORE SERIOUS CASES,
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER KYLE
IBOSHI FOUND SOMETHING PRETTY
INTERESTING AND CONCERNING FOR
SOME CIVIL RIGHTS ADVOCATES.
>> POLICE HAVE INFILTRATED THE
PROTESTS RIOT AN UNDERCOVER
INFORMANT PLAINCLOTHES FBI
AGENTS TACTICS TYPICALLY USED
IN DRUG CASES OR SERIOUS CRIMES
ARE BEING USED BY POLICE
MONITORING PROTESTS IN
PORTLAND.
PORTLAND.
PORTLAND. ACCORDING TO COURT RECORDS.
AND CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEYS FEAR
THIS POLICE SURVEILLANCE MAY
VIOLATE THE RIGHT TO FREE
SPEECH.
SPEECH.
SPEECH. >> I THINK IT HAS A SUBSTANTIAL
CHILLING IMPACT ON FIRST
AMENDMENT SPEECH JAYLA ASHLEY
ALBIES A CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEY
IN PORTLAND, WORRIES THE TACTIC
MAY DETER LAW ABIDING CITIZENS
FROM PARTICIPATING IN
DEMONSTRATIONS AND UNDERMINE
TRUST BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT
AND THE COMMUNITY KNOWING THAT
THERE ARE POLICE UNDERCOVER
AND AND NOT KNOWING WHO THEY
ARE IS IS ALSO DESIGNED TO SOW
DISTRUST AMONG DEMONSTRATORS
THAT ARE OUT THERE ON APRIL
13TH, PORTLAND POLICE DECLARED
A RIOT AFTER DEMONSTRATORS
THREW FIREWORKS AND SET A FIRE
AT THE PORTLAND POLICE
ASSOCIATION BUILDING OFFICERS
ARRESTED ONE PERSON, 19 YEAR
OLD ALMA RAVEN COURT RECORDS
LATER REVEALED THAT AN UNNAMED
INFORMANT WITHIN A CROWD HELPED
IDENTIFY RAVEN WHO IS FACING
CHARGES OF ARSON, CRIMINAL
MISCHIEF AND RIOT.
THE INFORMANT
NO
NO CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS, HAS A HISTORY
OF PROVIDING CREDIBLE
AND RELIABLE INFORMATION ON
MULTIPLE PRIOR INVESTIGATIONS,
EXPLAINED A FIRE LIEUTENANT IN
COURT PAPERS.
COURT PAPERS. IT'S NOT CLEAR HOW OFTEN OR
UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES
PORTLAND POLICE USES INFORMANTS
TO MONITOR PROTESTS.
PORTLAND POLICE DIRECTIVES
DEFINE AN INFORMANT AS AN
INDIVIDUAL WORKING FOR A MEMBER
IN AN UNDERCOVER STATUS.
>> CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANTS CAN
BE PAID FOR WORK FOR CASE
CONSIDERATION LENIENCY.
CONSIDERATION LENIENCY. >> THE PEOPLE HANDLING THOSE
INFORMANTS HAVE TO ADHERE TO
GUIDELINES AND TRAINING.
>> MICHAEL MOVIGN IS A RETIRED
DEA SUPERVISORY OFFICER
AND UNDERCOVER SPECIALIST.
>> HE USED TO BE IN
PROSECUTIONS THEY WANTED.
THEY DID NOT LIKE INFORMANTS
BECAUSE LET'S FACE IT THE
AVERAGE MOST INFAMOUS CRIMINALS
WITH DIRTBAG RECORDS.
COURT RECORDS INDICATE PORTLAND
POLICE HAVE ALSO RELIED ON
PLAINCLOTHES FBI AGENTS TO
INFILTRATE AND MONITOR RECENT
DEMONSTRATIONS IN PORTLAND ON
OCTOBER 11TH.
OCTOBER 11TH. PROSECUTORS SAID FBI AGENTS IN
PLAIN CLOTHES WATCHED A MAN USE
A METAL BATON TO SMASH THE
WINDOWS OF THE OREGON
HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY. PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY
AND MANY OTHER BUSINESSES.
THE FBI AGENTS THEN RELAYED
INFORMATION ABOUT THE SUSPECT
TO PORTLAND POLICE.
ACCORDING TO COURT RECORDS.
TWENTY FOUR YEAR OLD MALIK
MUHAMMAD IS FACING FELONY
CHARGES FOR THE VANDALISM ALONG
WITH ATTEMPTED AGGRAVATED
MURDER CHARGES FOR TWO
DIFFERENT INCIDENTS WHERE HE
ALLEGEDLY THREW LIT MOLOTOV
COCKTAILS AT POLICE.
>> IT'S DEFINITELY NOT A
NEW TACTIC.
NEW TACTIC. JILLIAN SNYDER, A RETIRED NYPD
OFFICER WHO TEACHES CRIMINAL
JUSTICE EXPLAINED USING
UNDERCOVER POLICE TO MONITOR
LARGE PUBLIC PROTESTS IS A
LONGSTANDING PRACTICE.
LONGSTANDING PRACTICE. THE TACTIC ALLOWS POLICE TO
MONITOR PROTEST MOVEMENTS
AND IF NECESSARY ROOT OUT THOSE
COMMITTING VIOLENT CRIMINAL
ACTS.
ACTS.
ACTS. >>
ACTS. >> THERE'S A REASON FOR IT.
THEY'RE GOING THERE TO ENSURE
THAT THE PROTEST REMAINS
PEACEFUL BECAUSE EVERYONE HAS A
RIGHT TO PROTEST AS LONG AS WE
REMAIN PEACEFUL AT HAVING A
UNIFORMED OFFICER IN THE CROWD
MIGHT INCITE ANGER ESPECIALLY
DURING ANTIPOLICE RALLIES.
>> SO THEY USE PLAINCLOTHES
OFFICERS.
OFFICERS.
OFFICERS. IT COULD LESSEN THE
RECOGNIZABLE ABILITY OF THEM
BUT STILL ALLOW THEM SAFELY
AND FROM A DISTANCE TO MONITOR
WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE
PROTESTS.
PROTESTS.
PROTESTS. >> CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYERS ARGUE
THERE SHOULD BE GREATER
TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
IF POLICE CONTINUE TO
INFILTRATE PROTEST CROWDS.
>> WELL, I THINK IT CERTAINLY
INCREASES THE FEAR AND MISTRUST
AND DISTRUST OF THE GOVERNMENT.
>> WE REACHED OUT TO PORTLAND
POLICE FOR COMMENT.
THEY ACKNOWLEDGED OUR REQUEST
BUT COULDN'T PROVIDE A COMMENT
PRIOR TO DEADLINE DUE TO
LIMITED STAFFING.
LIMITED STAFFING. WE ALSO REACHED OUT TO THE FBI.
THE FBI DECLINED TO COMMENT ON
ANY SPECIFIC CASE OR ACTIVITY.
>> IN A STATEMENT THE FBI SAID
OUR EFFORTS ARE SOLELY FOCUSED
ON IDENTIFYING, INVESTIGATING
AND DISRUPTING INDIVIDUALS WHO
ARE INCITING VIOLENCE
AND ENGAGING IN CRIMINAL
ACTIVITY.
ACTIVITY.
ACTIVITY. >> THE FBI WENT ON TO SAY IT
RESPECTS THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE
TO PEACEFULLY EXERCISE FREE
SPEECH.
SPEECH.
SPEECH. OUR FOCUS IS NOT ON PEACEFUL
PROTESTERS BUT IN THOSE
THREATENING THEIR SAFETY
AND THE