Opposition to MPD settlement agreement

By Abdi Mohamed Contributing Writer

Local police reform advocates gathered on Monday morning to call for a moratorium on the implementation of Minneapolis’s settlement agreement with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights (DHR), because the city took no accountability in the state agency’s findings.

The Unity Community Mediation Team (UCMT) held a press conference on April 3, in response to the settlement agreement between the city of Minneapolis and DHR on Friday, March 31. They expressed their frustration in feeling as though they were left out of the process despite having an influential role.

settlement agreement and your published narrative.” with calls for humane treatment of residents and clarity from its police officers, is different from past policies and procedures because it forces the city to make the changes. “The City cannot walk away from this

The settlement agreement aims to reconstruct the city’s police department following the murder of George Floyd by former MPD officer Derek Chauvin. Last year, the DHR issued a report that found the police department were in violation of state law and exhibited a pattern of racial discrimination.

The Minneapolis City Council approved the settlement with an 11-0 vote, which was signed by Mayor Jacob Frey and Department of Human Rights Commissioner Rebecca Lucero last Friday.