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Rwanda fires 127 police office
Rwanda's police force has expelled 127 police officers accused of extorting bribes and other crimes including assault and murder, the national police said on Tuesday.
Nearly half of those fired on Monday were accused of bribery, while the remainder were accused of various cases of gross misconduct, police spokesman Marcel Higiro said.
"We are trying to build an enlightened, professional and accountable police force," police spokesman Marcel Higiro said. "If we are to achieve these goals, we then have no room for the bad apples -- they have to be eliminated."
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NY police on trial over shooti
Two New York police officers were charged with manslaughter and a third with reckless endangerment on Monday in the firing of 50 shots at three unarmed black men that killed a groom on his wedding day.
Two other officers were cleared in the death of Sean Bell, 23, which has prompted street demonstrations alleging police brutality and racial profiling. The charges failed to satisfy some activists who had been calling for murder charges against all five.
A grand jury from the New York borough of Queens reached the indictments on Friday and the detectives turned themselves in on Monday morning before the charges were unsealed and announced by Queens District Attorney Richard Brown.
All three pleaded innocent in a packed courtroom that included Bell's fiancee, his mother and the two surviving victims.
Two detectives - a white and a Hispanic - face up to 25 years in prison if convicted of manslaughter, and they were granted bail of $250,000.
The third, who is black, faces one year if convicted of reckless endangerment and was released on his own recognizance.
Five police officers fired 50 shots at Bell's car around 4 am on November 25 in the mistaken belief someone had gone to fetch a gun to settle a dispute inside a strip club where the three had attended Bell's bachelor party.
Bell was to marry the mother of his two children that day.
"It is a travesty of justice. All five should have been indicted for murder," City Councilman Charles Barron, who has led street protests, said outside the courtroom. "It's a set-up for a slap on the wrist. We are going to keep the heat on the street because this is wrong."
VENUE CHANGE OPPOSED
Brown, the district attorney, said he would oppose any attempt to move the trial, an option the defence could request if it believes potential jurors were biased.
"This is a case where public opinion is perhaps equally divided. In my judgment it is a case that should be tried before the people of Queens County and the jury should be representative of the diversity of our county," Brown said.
Changes of venue have been controversial, as in the 1999 killing of unarmed African immigrant Amadou Diallo, 23, who was shot at 41 times by four New York police officers.
Those officers were acquitted of murder in 2000 after the trial was moved outside the city. The shooting and verdict sparked demonstrations that resulted in hundreds of arrests.
In the 1991 Los Angeles police beating of black motorist Rodney King, a venue change led to days of rioting when the white officers were acquitted in an affluent suburb.
New York has put 1,700 officers on alert.
"Heaven help us all if our call for justice is not answered," said City Council spokesman James Sanders. "It's conceivable that we will have a Los Angeles-type rising."
Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly vowed the police department would "redouble its efforts to build the best possible relations with all of New York City's diverse communities."
The two indicted for manslaughter were Gescard Isnora, an undercover detective accused of firing the first shot and 11 in total, and Detective Mike Oliver, accused of firing 31 shots by emptying his gun, reloading, and emptying it again.
Detective Marc Cooper, who fired four times, was charged with reckless endangerment.
Detective Paul Headley, who fired one shot, and Officer Mike Carey, who fired three, were cleared.
They were investigating the club over violations there for prostitution, underage drinking and weapons complaints.
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