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Diop Olugbala

Era:2000s
State:Pennsylvania
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Diop Olugbala

Biography

Defenestrator reported the arrests of Uhuru organizers Diop Olugbala and Shabaka Mnombatha during Philadelphia City Council proceedings discussed in the April 2009 issue. It reported aggravated-assault, obstruction and resisting-arrest accusations and alleged police violence against the organizers, including a neck hold on Olugbala. The report links their arrests to protest against city budget cuts and gives no complete custody duration. Defenestrator, issue 44, April 2009, original PDF page 5. Source: https://we.riseup.net/assets/6831/versions/2/def44.pdf#page=5

Case

Charges: Aggravated assault, obstruction and resisting arrest during City Council budget protest
Sentence: Defenestrator reported the arrests of Uhuru organizers Diop Olugbala and Shabaka Mnombatha during Philadelphia City Council proceedings discussed in the April 2009 issue. It reported aggravated-assault, obstruction and resisting-arrest accusations and alleged police violence against the organizers, including a neck hold on Olugbala. The report links their arrests to protest against city budget cuts and gives no complete custody duration. Defenestrator, issue 44, April 2009, original PDF page 5. Source: https://we.riseup.net/assets/6831/versions/2/def44.pdf#page=5