Occupy Wall Street assault: lawyer demands action on policeman's punch

Johnny Cardona, Sergeant at the center of the allegation by Felix Rivera-Pitre, is suspected of having been caught on video handing out abuse to the other in New York, demonstrators

A lawyer acting on behalf of Wall Street Occupying a protester who was assaulted by a police officer in New York on Friday called for an investigation on the behavior of the sergeant involved after evidence seemed to show the video same officer participation in the gross manipulation of a protester during an incident earlier.

Ron Kuby

, a Manhattan-based lawyer specializing in criminal defense in cases of alleged police brutality, wrote to the District Attorney of New York, Cyrus Vance, calling for a thorough examination ", Complete and large "in the incident on Friday. He said his client, Felix Rivera-Pitre, to cooperate fully with the investigation.

Video images of the fight for the first time by the Gothamist website appears to show police officer striking Rivera white shirt from behind, move and then punched in the face. Rivera falls to the ground, suggesting that the coup has had considerable impact.

The agent was identified in press reports that Sergeant Johnny Cardona. During the weekend, the new video evidence emerged about a controversy earlier this also seems to have participated Cardona.

The video is analyzed by a law student at the Florida line to take calls Charlie Grapski Wall Street, shows a formal white shirt, which bears the nameplate of Cardona. It reaches more than one orange fence used by police in the kettle to a group of women protesters.

then take one of the women, I drop and drag it firmly under the fence, after which it stopped.

• Shortly after this incident, a police officer separately, the Deputy Inspector Anthony Bologna, came to the women left in the pot and pepper-sprayed them in the face. This too was caught on camera and became one of the most notorious pictures Occupy monitoring Wall Street.

The NYPD has neither confirmed nor denied the identity of Cardona that the agent involved in two incidents. A spokesman for the police, Paul Browne, said Rivera was wanted for questioning for allegedly provoked the confrontation, first to treat the elbow of a police officer, the officer responded by turning away.

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