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reporter: facing pressure to act, the indian government on wednesday moved to bring back black money, untaxedin foreign bank accounts. it handed a list of accounts in question to the supreme court, while indians can legally bank overseas, why some choose to park money abroad has long been a concern. >> the government gave a list of accounts. there are about 627, or 628 accounts. >> reporter: tackling the black money issue was one of the agenda the party promised during its election campaign earlier this year. the prime minister said if elected his party would bring back billions of dollars from foreign bank accounts in its first 100 days in office. that deadline has passed, and now those who want the government to act faster are demanding the list be made public. >> we hope that the society will recommending disclosure -- or will order the disclosure of most of these names, because it is important that the country comes to know who are these account holders. >> reporter: in recent years tens of thousands of indians have protested against high-level corruption. numerous governments have promis
reporter: facing pressure to act, the indian government on wednesday moved to bring back black money, untaxedin foreign bank accounts. it handed a list of accounts in question to the supreme court, while indians can legally bank overseas, why some choose to park money abroad has long been a concern. >> the government gave a list of accounts. there are about 627, or 628 accounts. >> reporter: tackling the black money issue was one of the agenda the party promised during its election...
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eric garner was stopped by police officers in july on suspicion of selling untaxed cigarettes. a bystander shot the confrontation. garner's death has sparked protests against new york city police for using excessive force. >>> a family in indiana is filing a lawsuit against police in their town. this case involves a traffic stop that ended with police smashing a window and tasering a man inside a car. now, we're hearing from the family and the teenager sitting in the back seat and who shot dramatic video of the encounter. >> oh! >> 14-year-old joseph ivy from his view in the back seat started recording in the car that had been pulled over. >> that's why i started recording because i knew it was wron wrong. >> joseph's family was rushing to the hospital to see his dying grandmother and his mother driving without her seatbelt. >> he pulled a gun. i'm not going to get out of the car. >> lisa and her boyfriend, jamal jones said they were too afraid to get out of the car. >> i was scared for my family and my little sister in the back with me. >> in a federal lawsuit. they claim the
eric garner was stopped by police officers in july on suspicion of selling untaxed cigarettes. a bystander shot the confrontation. garner's death has sparked protests against new york city police for using excessive force. >>> a family in indiana is filing a lawsuit against police in their town. this case involves a traffic stop that ended with police smashing a window and tasering a man inside a car. now, we're hearing from the family and the teenager sitting in the back seat and who...
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. >> reporter: officials have tried to tackle the issue of black money, which is untaxed cash parkedreign bank accounts. it's a huge challenge, one that many governments have failed to tackle adequately. the government came to office earlier this year, promising to deal with it in fact within its first 100 days in office. that deadline has passed, and after being pressed it has submitted a list of over 600 accounts which it says may have illegal cash stashed away. it's all well and good to have a list of hundreds of aledged -- accounts with illegal money packed in them, but there's investigations to follow and prosecutions to follow, which is a really big challenge for the indian government and indian judicial system given the vested interest that may tumble out of the names and the accounts that are now with the supreme court. for indians across the country, this is a hugely positive move when it comes to tackling corruption, but there's scepticism how much the talk, policies and these moves will actually translate into changes in the long term. >>> in sri lanka, people died after a
. >> reporter: officials have tried to tackle the issue of black money, which is untaxed cash parkedreign bank accounts. it's a huge challenge, one that many governments have failed to tackle adequately. the government came to office earlier this year, promising to deal with it in fact within its first 100 days in office. that deadline has passed, and after being pressed it has submitted a list of over 600 accounts which it says may have illegal cash stashed away. it's all well and good...
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and not only should that be examined but then how does a seat belt stop or a stop for selling untaxedup in somebody being tased, kids getting hurt or somebody dieing? >> in the case of the nypd case, this was a marijuana offense, the brooklyn d.a. has reduced enforcement saying they're not going to bother with low-levels of marijuana so this teenager gets beaten with the butt of a gun over something that is now in brooklyn codified as something relatively minor. what about when children are present. are police trained or at least advised they should act differently when children are present? >> we are overenforcing but i wouldn't dismiss the fact that police would be concerned this event played on for many, many minutes and people weren't acquiescing. is there something bad we don't see? of course, with children present, if the adults are endangering the children, the police officers have to be the peace officers and avoid using force at all possible. >> they didn't even acknowledge them. two pieces of law in play here -- >> i have to say something on the children present. the aclu pu
and not only should that be examined but then how does a seat belt stop or a stop for selling untaxedup in somebody being tased, kids getting hurt or somebody dieing? >> in the case of the nypd case, this was a marijuana offense, the brooklyn d.a. has reduced enforcement saying they're not going to bother with low-levels of marijuana so this teenager gets beaten with the butt of a gun over something that is now in brooklyn codified as something relatively minor. what about when children...