many people are suggesting that we need an ongoing commission that oversees the baltimore police departmentthat it just can be the one police commissioner. the one of the things most important here is people have to learn out of this case that you to listen to the community. people have been talking about the officers in this force, have been talking about the kinds of corruption now being confirmed, and they were disbelieved. when people looked at the unrest after the death of freddie gray and said, why are people turning up their own community? why are people responding in this way? many of us were saying, this reflects the frustration of years of this community. it reflects the frustration of not being heard, of not being believed, of not believing that police officers in their community are fully engaged in public safety. amy: this is the city of freddie gray. >> so for those, i tweeted this week, where is the national media on this? the national media descended on baltimore when the unrest was happening to find out what was going on and why were people so-called rioting. the language u

and with threshold murder rates and the police corruption scandal the u.s. city of baltimore is introducing a so-called cease fire weekend hoping to temporarily stops a spate of killings of people all around the city make commitments to just be peaceful and not be valid for three days with a stop what we can do we keep begging to see a weekend of no homes to. it's nine o'clock here in moscow and you're watching r.t. international live from our studio with mina dear a tutor welcome to the program the release of the highly anticipated congressional memo approved by the u.s. president has ended speculation on one matter and started it on another this time over the fate of the investigation into donald trump's link to russia here's a breakdown of the controversial memo it claims the u.s. justice department and f.b.i. illegally obtained a warrant for the surveillance of a former trump aide and to be granted the warrant the f.b.i. used a dossier even the agency's former chief called unverified the dossier was allegedly funded by the democratic party and clinton foundation it was cr

now one of america's top police corruption scandal is unraveling in the city of baltimore officers from an elite police unit tasked with reducing crime seem to have actually been adding to it they're on trial accused of turning the law on its head they came at me like a gang or something i remember one of the officers saying i looked like someone who needed to be robbed everybody's life is destroyed because of this my kids are afraid to go in the house the so-called gun trace task force is made up of plainclothes officers and has been trying to tackle the city's increasing murder rate however the unit has been dissolved officers have been arrested on charges against eight of them ranging from drug trafficking to planting fake evidence. samir a car now reports on what exactly triggered this case and how the police units crimes were exposed. well it all started with an investigation into drug trafficking in new jersey then as the case unraveled federal authorities found out that the baltimore police department was also involved mostly its elite gun traced task force unit months of recordi

already found what they say was cocaine and drugs in the visor of his van so we're in front of the baltimore police department and they've been accused of planting evidence such as fake guns and drugs and you're you live here so tell us a little bit more about it you look at the police to be somebody that you could trust in your city somebody that you can call but you can't even call him because you don't know if he will come for you call the case may be it's so sad because the commissioner of baltimore door nothing. people in afghanistan have been giving their accounts of the latest u.s. military operations in the country it comes as a new report says there's been a record number of a strike since twenty twelve in afghanistan. islamic state militants came here the government then dropped off a leaflet to warn us so we fled our village and then the americans were dentist. these houses we demand the government help us. the three villages who were killed did not belong to i saw all the taliban they were in their houses during the bombardment a man a woman and their son were killed in that incident. t

the record moderate sign of police corruption scandal the u.s. city of baltimore is introducing a so-called cease fire weekend hoping to temporarily stop a spate of killings people all around the city make commitments to just be peaceful and not be valid for three days with this weekend if we keep it in two we see the weekend on the sides. are you watching our international live from moscow. thanks so much for joining us this hour. now the release of the highly anticipated congressional memo approved by the u.s. president has ended speculation on one matter and started it on another this time over the fate of the investigation into don't trump links to russia here's a breakdown of the controversial document it claims the u.s. justice department and the f.b.i. illegally obtained the warrant for the surveillance of a former trump aide and to be granted the warrants the f.b.i. used the dossier allegedly funded by the democratic party and clinton foundation i think it's terrible if you want to know the truth i think it's a disgrace what's going on in this country i th

city of baltimore has been hit by a huge police corruption scandal involving drugs guns and worse all the details after this. they are imposing their sanctions we just start developing our domestic capabilities and topping our internal resources because remember how during the previous u.s. administration they said that the russian economy will be in shambles but pointing to falling oil prices and sanctions and all that stuff. are we in shambles now quite the opposite. sixty minutes into the program welcome back a major police corruption scandal is unfolding in the u.s. city of baltimore with astonishing claims of wrongdoing continuing to emerge six former elite officers responsible for reducing gun crime have already pleaded guilty to running a criminal racket four of them are now testifying against two other ex colleagues who have denied involvement. they came at me like a gang or something i remember one of the officers saying i looked like someone who needed to be robbed everybody's life is destroyed because of this my kids are afraid to go in the house the gun trace task force wa

trial but there's been some damage control authorities have replaced its police commissioner baltimore police commissioner kevin davis was fired the notice shocked many this morning as mayor catherine pugh pushed out a press release at eight o'clock this morning i'm impatient we need violence reduction we need the numbers to go down faster than they are however his appointment came as somewhat of a shock his name almost instantly brought back memories of police shootings back in one thousand nine hundred five nevertheless the new commissioner came out guns blazing with a bunch of reforms including predictive policing a computer system that can estimate the date place and even the possible perpetrator of a crime that's yet to be committed he's planning to install more surveillance cameras and deploy more patrols to troubled districts but stepping up surveillance doesn't really sound like a new plan even the department of justice advised against it bottom a law enforcement widespread unconstitutional and discriminator policing has exacerbated community distrust of the police particularly in the

huge police corruption scandal is unfolding in the u.s. city of baltimore with astonishing claims of wrongdoing continuing to emerge six former elite officers responsible for reducing gun crime have already pleaded guilty to running a criminal racket four of them are now testifying against two other ex colleagues who have denied any involvement. they came at me like a gang or something i remember one of the officers saying i looked like someone who needed to be robbed everybody's life is destroyed because of this my kids are afraid to go in the house or the so called gun trace task force was made up of plainclothes officers and was supposed to be tackling the city's increasing murder rate it was however dissolved in march of last year and the officers were arrested the units that active said face they slew of charges including that they thieved from and exported residence as well as committed fraud and falsified evidence in criminal cases a smear a car reports now from baltimore on how the units crimes were exposed. well it all started with an investigation

department of justice advised against it baltimore law enforcement widespread constitutional and is current replace thing has exacerbated community distrust of the police particularly in the african-american community as court hearings continue here in baltimore many fear that there could be a problem much greater than one rogue unit and some of the latest testimonies. jenkins the indicted officer told me he had hand-picked the gun trace task force to be a front for a criminal enterprise he also said there were officers from other units working with him baltimore police provided security for jenkins when he met with the drug supplier from new york despite efforts to reform the system it seems that every testimony undermines citizens trust in law enforcement and there are still weeks of trials to come samir khan r t reporting from baltimore. now or can be difficult to appreciate at times especially when classical works are actually removed this was the case at one gallery in the u.k. they left visitors pretty buffel dafter mosque the peace the pickton nude women was actually taken out of an exhibition. some guys that have got to revisit this are all to

police officers in the u.s. city of baltimore have been accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars selling drugs and guns robbing houses and arresting innocent people has been described as the most startling police corruption scandal in a generation jurors are now considering a verdict after a three week trial and she had pretense of. a baltimore police officer planting drugs to implicate an innocent man it's the sort of police corruption story we've become accustomed to along with those of racial profiling and unprovoked violence and when these stories emerge authorities are quick to blame a few bad apples and promise further training of individual officers but the testimony of four former detectives here at the baltimore district court over the last few weeks has revealed not only the depths police corruption can reach but also the framework in which it flourishes at least one officer charged was promoted even as complaints about his conduct racked up and the city paid out hundreds of thousands of dollars in settlemen

trafficking in new jersey then as the case unraveled federal authorities found out that the baltimore police department was also involved mostly its elite gun traced task force unit months of recordings recovered from a device planted in a police cruiser reveal that officers were involved in drug trafficking robbery falsifying reports and planting fake evidence in one case a high speed car chase resulted in a crash which the officers tried to cover up one of the indicted acts attacked is involved actually broke down in tears in court it was a really bad accident none of us stopped to render aid to see if anyone was hurt we were foolish although i was doing so much wrong it got to a certain point where too much was too much altogether six officers have already pleaded guilty and two are still being tried but there are indications there's more to the story than just one rogue police unit court records show that the city paid over half a million dollars to settle claims of misconduct and falsifying reports involving the very same officers and dating back as far as twenty fourteen so why did the

trial but there's been some damage control authorities have replaced its police commissioner baltimore police commissioner kevin davis was fired the notice shocked many this morning as mayor catherine pew pushed out a press release at eight o'clock this morning i'm impatient we need violence. we need the numbers to go down faster than they are however his appointment came as somewhat of a shock his name almost instantly brought back memories of police shootings back in one thousand nine hundred five nevertheless the new commissioner came out guns blazing with a bunch of reforms including predictive policing a computer system that can estimate the date place and even the possible perpetrator of a crime that's yet to be committed he's planning to install more surveillance cameras and deploy more patrols to troubled districts but stepping up surveillance doesn't really sound like a new plan even the department of justice advised against it both tomorrow and for its most widespread constitutional and is current replace thing has exacerbated community distrust of the police particularly in the afr

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major police corruption scandal is unfolding in the u.s. city of baltimore with astonishing claims of wrong doing continuing to emerge six former lead officers responsible for reducing gun crimes have already pleaded guilty to running a criminal racket and four of them are now testifying against two other ex colleagues who have denied involvement. they came at me like a gang or something i remember one of the officers saying i looked like someone who needed to be roped everybody's life is destroyed because of this my kids are afraid to go in the house the gun trace task force was made up of plainclothes officers and was supposed to be tackling the city's spiraling murder rate it was however dissolved in march last year and the officers arrest arrested the units detectives have faced a slew of charges including that they stole from an extraordinary evidence as well as committing fraud and falsifying evidence in criminal cases or to use american reports now from baltimore and how the units crimes were exposed well it all started with an investigation into drug

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trial but there's been some damage control authorities have replaced its police commissioner baltimore police commissioner kevin davis was fired the notice shocked many this morning as mayor catherine pugh pushed out a press release at eight o'clock this morning i'm impatient we need violence. we need the numbers to go down faster than they are however his appointment came as somewhat of a shock his name almost instantly brought back memories of police shootings back in one thousand nine hundred five nevertheless the new commissioner came out guns blazing with a bunch of reforms including predictive policing a computer system that can estimate the date place and even the possible perpetrator of a crime that's yet to be committed he's planning to install more surveillance cameras and deploy more patrols to troubled districts but stepping up surveillance doesn't really sound like a new plan even the department of justice advised against it bottom a law enforcement widespread unconstitutional and discriminatory policing has exacerbated community distrust of the police particularly in the african

trafficking in new jersey then as the case unraveled federal authorities found out that the baltimore police department was also involved mostly its elite gun traced task force unit months of recordings recovered from a device planted in a police cruiser reveal that officers were involved in drug trafficking robbery falsifying reports and planting fake evidence in one case a high speed car chase resulted in a crash which the officers tried to cover up one of the indicted acts attacked is involved actually broke down in tears in court it was a really bad accident none of us stopped to render aid to see if anyone was hurt we were foolish although i was doing so much wrong it got to a certain point where too much was too much altogether six officers have already pleaded guilty and two are still being tried but there are indications there's more to the story than just one rogue police unit court records show that the city paid over half a million dollars to settle claims of misconduct and falsifying reports involving the very same officers and dating back as far as twenty fourteen so why did the

major police corruption scandal is unfolding in the us a city of baltimore with astonishing claims of wrongdoing continuing to emerge six former lead officers responsible for reducing gun crimes have already pleaded guilty to running a criminal racket and four of them are now testifying against two other ex colleagues who have denied involvement they came at me like a gang or something i remember one of the officers saying i looked like someone who needed to be robbed everybody's life is destroyed because of this my kids are afraid to go in the house. now the gun trace task force was made up of plainclothes officers and was supposed to be tackling the city's spiraling murder rate it was however dissolved in march last year and the officers arrested the unit's detectives have faced a slew of charges including that they stole from and extorted residents as well as committing fraud and falsifying evidence in criminal cases now some reports from baltimore on how the units crimes were exposed. well it all started with an investigation into drug trafficking in new jersey then as the case un

major police corruption scandal is unfolding in the u.s. city of baltimore with astonishing claims of wrongdoing continuing to emerge six former elite officers responsible for reducing gun crime have already pleaded guilty to running a criminal racket and four of them are now testifying against two other ex colleagues who have denied involved that they came at me like a gang or something i remember one of the officers saying i looked like someone who needed to be robbed everybody's life is destroyed because of this my kids are afraid to go in the house the gun trace task force was made up of plainclothes officers and was supposed to be tackling the city's spiraling murder rate it was however dissolved in march last year and the officers arrested the units of detectives have faced a slew of charges including that they stole from and extorted residents as well as committing fraud and falsifying evidence in criminal cases american reports now from baltimore on how the unit's crimes were exposed. well it all started with an investigation into drug trafficking in

going on now in baltimore is whether there nee to be an entirely different structure of the baltimore police department.a i'm just doinstory today for example with a key city council member in baltimore loking at los angeles, the model in los angeles where the police department is under the control of a board of commissioners which also has the inspector general so that police don't investigate themselves, and that's the kind of debate tht we're seeing now in baltimore and i think will become stronger as wo go frward. we still have a ways to go in this case, according to the f.b.i., and her testimony last mek before the jury's verdict in this case, sde it clear that the investigation is ongoing. last night the acting u.s. attorney after the guilt verdicts in the hersl and tailor cases said we're not telling w yot we're doing but indicating they're continuing to follow leads in this case so we may have ground to still cover in this particular case. >> yang: some cases being prosecuted are being thrown out. >> both local and federal. there's a federal drug cas where two men were just released

for a criminal enterprise he also said there were officers from other units working with him baltimore police provided security for jenkins when he met with the drug supplier from new york despite efforts to reform the system it seems that every testimony undermines citizens trust in law enforcement and there are still weeks of trials to come samir khan r t reporting from baltimore. german police are expected to be out in force ahead of anti migrant protests in the city of cot this caucus is home to around one hundred thousand people and since chancellor angela merkel opened germany's borders to refugees in twenty fifteen the city has given asylum to around three thousand people however the policy continues to create tension in small towns across the country now the mayors of two german cities say they will no longer accept refugees as anti migrant sentiment and violent attacks increase our europe correspondent peter oliver has met with locals in caucus. here in court both around one hundred twenty kilometers to the south of. they've said they can't take any more refugees the city's mayor is

several police officers in the u.s. city of baltimore have been accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars selling drugs and guns and robbing homes and arresting innocent people it's been described as the most startling police corruption scandal in a generation jurors are now considering a verdict after a three week trial. four pts. a baltimore police officer planting drugs to implicate an innocent man it's the sort of police corruption story we've become accustomed to along with those of racial profiling and unprovoked violence and when these stories emerge authorities are quick to blame a few bad apples and promise further training of individual officers but the testimony of four former detectives here at the baltimore district court over the last few weeks has revealed not only the depths police corruption can reach but also the framework in which it flourishes at least one officer charged was promoted even as complaints about his conduct racked up and the city paid out hundreds of thousands of dollars in settlements for vio

the baltimore police department is now involved in one of the biggest scandals in us law enforcement history for months now the court system has been trying to investigate corruption within the city's police force eight officers are on trial over drug trafficking racketeering robbery and planting fake evidence like drugs and. we would create false reports to cover up the robberies we were involved in. it was like a way of life were got to weigh with a lot of things if proven guilty the officers that may face twenty to one hundred years in prison and six of them have already pleaded guilty and are now acting as witnesses in hopes of softening the moving verdict and their lawyers claim the officer spilled guilt over what they've done mr jenkins is extremely remorseful he's been remorseful for a long time even before these charges were brought and he's relieved that today finally he was publicly able to accept responsibility for their client sorry for what they did or should. be so you see regretful of what what happened. i really don't have any comment meanwhile officers cases continue

the baltimore police department is now involved in one of the biggest scandals in us law enforcement history for months now the court system has been trying to investigate corruption within the city's police force eight officers are on trial over drug trafficking racketeering robbery and planting fake evidence like drugs and. we would create false reports to cover up the robberies we were involved in it was like aware of life were got away with a lot of things if proven guilty the officers that may face twenty to one hundred years in prison and six of them have already pleaded guilty and are now acting as witnesses in hopes of softening the moving verdict and their lawyers claim the officer still feel to over what they've done mr jenkins is extremely remorseful he's been remorseful for a long time even before these charges were brought and he's relieved that today finally he was publicly able to accept responsibility for their client sorry for what they did or should. be so it seems regretful of what what happened i really don't have any comment meanwhile officers cases continue to be