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Bernie Sanders Calls for Federal Investigation of Chicago Police

© AP Photo / Ringo H.W. ChiuDemocratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at a rally, Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at a rally, Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles - Sputnik International
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The US government must investigate the operations of the Chicago Police Department (CPD) to ensure that all police officials are held accountable, US Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said in a statement.

Demonstrators confront police officers during a protest in reaction to the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald in Chicago, Illinois, November 27, 2015 - Sputnik International
Attorney General Calls for Federal Probe Into Chicago Police Practices
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Last week, Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke was charged with first-degree murder for killing 17-year-old Laquan McDonald on October 20, 2014. The charges were levied after police authorities released a dash-cam video showing McDonald being shot 16 times by Van Dyke.

"I join with those calling for a federal investigation into the practices of the Chicago Police Department," Sanders stated on Friday. "Furthermore, any official who helped suppress the videotape of Laquan McDonald’s murder should be held accountable."

Sanders said he wants to make sure that all elected officials suspected of holding back McDonald’s videotape should be probed.

"And any elected official with knowledge that the tape was being suppressed or improperly withheld should resign," Sanders asserted. "No one should be shielded by power or position."

McDonald's death prompted widespread public protests in Chicago, following similar protests throughout the United States against police brutality in the past 18 months.

US police have killed at least 1,000 people in 2015.

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