Newark mayor Cory Booker has called for an investigation into a New York Police Department surveillance program that was allegedly conducted in the New Jersey city’s Muslim neighborhoods.
Newark mayor Cory Booker statement on policing
“The Newark Police Department was not involved in joint operations with the New York Police Department as was described in the disclosed NYPD report,” Newark Mayor Cory Booker said Wednesday, referring to a leaked internal New York police document that allegedly detailed police surveillance of Muslim-owned business and mosques across the city.
“I strongly believe that we must be vigilant in protecting our citizens from crime and terrorism, but to put large segments of a religious community under surveillance with no legitimate cause or provocation clearly crosses a line,” he said.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie also called the development “disturbing” and has asked the state’s attorney general to investigate.
