Several activists held a press conference on Monday denouncing what they called the hypocrisy of having former Minneapolis Mayor RT Rybak, head of the Minneapolis Foundation, lead police accountability efforts when he failed to hold police accountable during his time in office.
The activists were responding to Mayor Jacob Frey’s recent announcement to turn over police accountability efforts to the Minneapolis Foundation and an unnamed group of advisors.
“As mayor, R.T. Rybak brought great harm to our community by failing to rein in police,” stated Nekima Levy Armstrong with Racial Justice Network.
“RT Rybak is not an expert on police accountability,” continued Gross.
“We must adopt robust real accountability measures now, including community control of the police,” stated Jess Sundin with Twin Cities Coalition for Justice 4 Jamar.
