North Carolina mayor under investigation after livestreaming teardown of Confederate monument
Earlier DU thread: Confederate statue is bulldozed as mayor livestreams it, video shows. 'Not in my town'
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Source: The Hill
North Carolina mayor under investigation after livestreaming teardown of Confederate monument
BY OLAFIMIHAN OSHIN - 08/24/22 12:03 PM ET
A mayor of a North Carolina town is under investigation by federal authorities after livestreaming the teardown of a Confederate monument.
In a Facebook Live video posted on Sunday, Enfield, N.C., Mayor Mondale Robinson livestreamed the teardown of a Confederate monument that had stood in the town for over 90 years, instructing a volunteer driving a tractor to push the main piece of the monument to the ground.
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But Robinson, who was elected as Enfield’s mayor earlier this year, may have violated a state law that outlined initial procedures for monument removal.
North Carolina’s State Bureau of Investigation (NCSBI) confirmed to The Hill on Wednesday that it has received requests from Enfield Police Department Chief James Ayers and its District Attorney Andrew Murray to launch an investigation into the property damage at the park where the monument had stood.
SBI spokesperson also said that the district attorney’s office will determine whether criminal charges are appropriate in the case after completing its investigation.
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Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3613999-north-carolina-mayor-under-investigation-after-live-streaming-tear-down-of-confederate-monument/
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No clear mention why this is a federal case, but the monument also honored veterans of World War I and later conflicts.
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