Standing Rock calls on DOJ to intervene in pipeline situation; DAPL explains land purchase

BISMARCK – Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman Dave Archambault II is calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to intervene in the increasingly tense situation unfolding between law enforcement and protesters of the Dakota Access Pipeline after 127 people were arrested over the weekend.

Archambault said in a statement late Sunday, Oct. 23, that the situation “deserves the immediate and full attention” of the Justice Department.

“Furthermore, the DOJ should impose an injunction to all developments at the pipeline site to keep ALL citizens – law enforcement and protesters – safe,” Archambault said. “The DOJ should be enlisted and expected to investigate the overwhelming reports and videos demonstrating clear strong-arm tactics, abuses and unlawful arrests by law enforcement.”

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