California’s governor criticize police response to violence on campus at the University of California, Los Angeles.
The office of California’s governor has criticised the police response to violence on campus at the University of California, Los Angeles.
A masked pro-Israeli group assaulted a pro-Palestinian student camp, before officers were called to the campus.
Governor Gavin Newsom’s spokesperson said the limited and delayed police intervention was unacceptable.
Hundreds of police swarmed the campus early on Wednesday morning after more than two hours of fighting.
State officials and university leaders have said they immediately deployed security personnel to the tent camp on Dickson Plaza when clashes erupted just before midnight on Tuesday.
But several people on site said law enforcement did not act quickly enough.
The university declared the pro-Palestinian encampment, in the shadow of its Royce Hall, an illegal gathering on Tuesday.
The Governor condemned the violence in a post on X, formerly Twitter, separate to his office’s statement.
He said those responsible must be held accountable… including through criminal prosecution, suspension, or expulsion.
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