War Vet Says Police Ruptured His Spleen
War Vet Says Police Ruptured His Spleen
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - Oakland police beat a war veteran so badly they ruptured his spleen, then sent him to a jail where "medical personnel mocked and ignored his pleas for help," the man claims in court.
Kayvan Sabeghi sued Oakland and three police officers - Marcell Patterson, Sgt. Patrick Gonzalez, and Frank (last name unknown) - in Federal Court.
Sabeghi claims the police beat him as he walked home alone after participating in an Occupy Oakland protest.
"These wrongs occurred in the wee hour of Nov. 3, 2011, during political demonstrations initiated by the Occupy Oakland movement," the complaint states. "Mr. Sabeghi had participated in the protect activity, gone out to dinner and was making his way home when he encountered a police line blocking his path. When Mr. Sabeghi, a veteran of the war in Afghanistan, questioned and verbally criticized the officers' actions, defendant Officer Frank Uu and other Oakland Police officers brutally beat and arrested him in retaliation for his exercise of his First Amendment rights.
http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/12/03/52746.htm
