1990 Zouterhem Riots
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1990 Gran Telea Riots | ||||
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Date | July 31 – August 9th, 1990 | |||
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Goals | The incarceration of the 2 policemen acquitted of beating Ron Emondt | |||
Methods | Mass rioting, shootouts, vandalism, arson, looting | |||
Resulted in | Riots suppressed, ฿3 Million in damage, 10 deaths, many businesses and houses destroyed | |||
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The 1990 Gran Telea Riots were a series of riots and civil disturbances that occured in Gran Telea and parts of Arklip in July and August 1990. Unrest began in North Gran Telea after a jury acquitted 2 officers of the Gran Telea Police Department (GTPD) charged with using exsessive force (Police Brutality) in the arrest and beating of Cristian Cantrell. The incident was videotaped and widely shown nationwide.
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