Mpls City Attorney Halts Talks With Human Rights Department Until Allegations Of Police Spying On Black Leaders Can Be Verified

Minneapolis MN

21 May, 2022

5:07 PM

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CBS Minnesota May 21, 2022 The Minneapolis City Attorney's office says it has yet to be able to confirm some of the most cutting allegations found in a recent Minnesota Department of Human Rights investigation, which said the city's police used social media to spy on Black leaders and organizations. In an email sent to Mayor Jacob Frey and the Minneapolis City Council, Deputy City Attorney Erik Nilsson said his team "did not find any material proving that MPD systematically targeted covert social media to target Black leaders, Black organizations, and elected officials without a public safety objective." Until his team can verify the information outlined in the report and review 15,000 pages of material, Nilsson says they "cannot go forward," and a meeting slated for next week between the two parties has been canceled. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.