Iran has slammed the death of Keenan Anderson, the cousin of a co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement, after he was repeatedly tasered by police officers in Los Angeles, saying the United States must be held to account for systematic violation of human rights.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan'ani said on Saturday that the US government must be held accountable for this "inhumane crime" and its irresponsibility vis-à-vis the repetition of gross and systematic violations of human rights in the country, particularly the rights of minorities and people of color.
Anderson, 31, cousin of Patrisse Cullors, died at a hospital in Santa Monica, California, after suffering a cardiac arrest following the incident on the afternoon of January 3 in Los Angeles’ Venice neighborhood.
According to reports, the school teacher was repeatedly tasered by Los Angeles police officers and restrained following a traffic accident.
In a 13-minute body-cam footage released by LAPD on Wednesday, Anderson is seen begging for help as multiple officers hold him to the ground and one officer presses his elbow along with his body weight onto his neck......More Below
