Hours after the president Donald Trump He signed an executive order establishing sanctions for those who dare to burn the American flag, an individual was arrested in Washington DC for incurring said action.
Secret service agents realized that in Lafayette Park someone was setting fire to an object in protest and immediately proceeded to stop it.
Subsequently, the subject was delivered to the United States Parks Police, since he violated the Federal Regulations Code 36 CFR 2.13 (a) (1), which prohibits making fire in public parks, except in designated areas.
Although the authorities refused to identify the individual under the argument that, until formalizing the charges through the Court, all the corresponding information would be provided, the website The Bulwark published a video where The detainee identified himself as a veteran with more than 20 years of service in the army that decided to set fire to a flag in a sign of I repudiate Donald Trump.
“Burning this flag as a protest against that illegal fascist president who sits in that house,” he said to the White House.
The alleged veteran said he was exercising his right as a citizen and therefore considered his arrest unjustified.
“I struggled for each of their rights to express themselves as they want. There is the right, covered by the first amendment, to burn the US flag,” he said.
However, hours before, The Head of the Nation He signed an order addressed to Pamela Jo Bondi, attorney general, to process cases in which people profane the flag, which considers an affront.
Through the same document Administration officials are required to cancel or revoke the visas of discovered foreigners desecrating the flag.
Due to the immigration policy implemented by the current Federal Administration, during a march made weeks ago in Los Angeles, California, several foreigners lacking legal status were captured in several videos burning flags in rejection of mass deportations that continue to be carried out throughout the country.
Something similar also happened in some universities, but in protest to the attacks of the Israeli army in Gaza.
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