The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has asked the U.S. Department of
Justice to immediately intervene in the escalating situation between
protesters and law enforcement over construction of the Dakota Access
Pipeline, the tribe's chairman told NBC News on Sunday night.
"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,"
Chairman Dave Archambault II told NBC News.
The tribe's request comes after a weekend in
which the months-long protest entered a new and more chaotic phase. On
Saturday, 127 protesters were arrested
on suspicion of criminal trespassing on private property, according to
new figures released Sunday by the Morton County Sheriff's Office.
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Source: NBC News
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