Activists and police have clashing views regarding the activities going on inside the so-called 'CHAZ,' a six-block area of Seattle that has been taken over by protesters — and authorities are still scratching their heads as to who is actually running the rabble.
that has been taken over by protesters — and authorities are still scratching their heads as to who is actually running the rabble.
Police have repeatedly said they have "heard, anecdotally, reports of citizens and businesses being asked to pay a fee to operate within this area" while others have complained about armed guards asking to see identification for people to enter their homes, according to Assistant Chief of Police Deanna Nollette.
A possible leader behind the movement is Kshama Sawant, a Seattle City Council member who helped let hundreds of demonstrators into City Hall earlier this week in a late-night protest calling for Mayor Jenny Durkan to resign. "Our movement needs to urgently ensure East Precinct is not handed back to police, but is turned over permanently into community control," she wrote.
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