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Results of federal investigation into Minneapolis police met with hope, skepticism

MINNEAPOLIS — On Friday morning, John Pope answered his phone while boarding a flight to Atlanta. The U.S. Department of Justice had just released the results of a scathing federal investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department, including 28 recommendations for institutional change.

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Tech leak suspect 'used work email to contact Chinese firm'

A Chinese researcher arrested on suspicion of leaking research data on a cutting-edge technology to a Chinese company allegedly used his Japanese workplace email to contact the firm on several occasions, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Justice Department Finds 'Deeply Disturbing' and Illegal Policing in Minneapolis

Minneapolis police used gratuitous force, discriminated against black and Native American residents, and retaliated against people exercising their First Amendment rights.

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DOJ: MPD targeted Black residents

These patterns represent a litany of violations of the public’s constitutional rights, the report finds

Salon

DOJ report finds systemic patterns of abuse by the Minneapolis Police Department

The Justice Department, city and police will begin negotiations to set the terms of a consent decree, which will bring federal oversight to police

WEKU

US DOJ: ‘Systemic’ police problems led to murder of George Floyd

Report details abuses against Black residents long before the May 2020 killing of Floyd captured the world’s attention.

Al Jazeera

DoJ releases scathing report of systemic abuse by Minneapolis Police after investigation prompted by George Floyd murder

Attorney General Merrick Garland says ‘patterns and practices we observed made what happened to George Floyd possible’

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Justice Department finds pattern of discriminatory policing in Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis Police Department routinely engaged in a pattern of racist and abusive behavior that deprives people of their constitutional rights, according to new findings of a Justice Department investigation initiated by the murder of George Floyd three years ago.

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Department of Justice to make announcement on Minneapolis " civil rights matter"

The department launched an investigation into the city's police department following George Floyd's murder.

Axios

George Floyd legacy: what has changed in the US three years on

The murder of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis three years ago sparked global outrage and triggered a renewed push for reform of US policing powers.

The Week

19 Japanese men detained in Cambodia / MPD to probe group over e-money fraud

Nineteen Japanese who are allegedly members of a fraud group have been detained by Cambodian authorities. The Metropolitan Police Department obtained arrest warrants for the men on suspicion of fraud targeting a woman in Tokyo, according to investigative sources.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Former Minneapolis police union head gets 10-year policing ban after lawsuit over George Floyd protests

Bob Kroll cannot police in several Minnesota counties for the next 10 years after lawsuit settlement

The Independent UK

Arrest warrant sought for disgraced lawmaker GaaSyy

A warrant for the arrest of expelled upper house lawmaker Yoshikazu Higashitani, who goes by the moniker GaaSyy, was being sought Thursday by the Metropolitan Police Department.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Minneapolis didn’t discipline police officer who called Black Lives Matter ‘terrorist organisation’

Officer has record of misconduct allegations

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Nearly 4 billion yen. in found cash handed in to MPD in 2022

A record 3.997 billion yen in found cash was handed in to the Tokyo police last year, the highest amount since records began in 1940, the Metropolitan Police Department has said.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

2 arrested over Tokyo robbery, murder case

Two men were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of involvement in a recent robbery and murder in Komae, Tokyo, that claimed the life of a 90-year-old woman, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Another patient death reported in suspicious transplants

A 45-year-old man who underwent simultaneous kidney and liver transplant surgery in Belarus in early September last year died before the month was out, according to police sources. It was the second patient death related to overseas transplants arranged in Belarus last year by a Japan nonprofit organization that is…

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Robbery-for-Hire / Challenges remain in discovering true identities of 'Luffy' and 'Kim'

Four Japanese men suspected of being behind a recent string of violent robberies in Japan have been deported from the Philippines. This is the third and final installment of a series looking at the revelations uncovered so far about the suspected robbery group.

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The Independent UK

White Memphis police officer fired over Tyre Nichols’ fatal arrest admitted he never saw reckless driving

Five officers have been charged with murder over January arrest

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Organ transplant NPO probed over alleged massive profits

A 10 million yen surplus from arranging a single organ transplant overseas is among the irregularities that have stood out about the Tokyo-based nonprofit organization being investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

NPO director arrested over organ transplant in Belarus

The director of a Tokyo-based nonprofit organization has been arrested and sent to prosecutors on suspicion of facilitating an organ transplant without official permission, sources close to the investigation told The Yomiuri Shimbun.

Axios

Read: Memphis officer texted photo of Tyre Nichols after beating, state records show

Demetrius Haley is accused of taking "two photographs while standing in front of the obviously injured" Nichols.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

2 robbery ring suspects sent back, arrested

MANILA -- Metropolitan Police Department officers on Tuesday arrested two Japanese men suspected of involvement in a recent string of robberies in Japan, with the arrest officially taking place aboard a deportation flight to Narita Airport from the Philippines, which had transferred the men to Japanese custody.

The Independent UK

Sixth Memphis police officer Preston Hemphill fired over Tyre Nichols killing

Nichols family had accused officials of ‘shielding’ sixth officer from consequences

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japanese robbery suspect had 6 iPhones in Manila detention

MANILA -- One of the four Japanese men suspected of involvement in a string of robberies across Japan had six iPhones in his possession while in a Philippine detention center, Philippine Justice Minister Jesus Remulla said on Tuesday.

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