Retrial of police officer who beat Indian grandfather begins

October 27, 2015 00:17

The retrial of a US police officer accused of violently assaulting a 58-year-old Indian grandfather that left him partially paralysed began today in a federal court in Alabama.

Eric Parker is charged with violating the civil rights of Sureshbhai Patel following an encounter in a Madison neighbourhood off County Line Road on February 6. South Asian rights group hoped that Patel would be able to get justice this time. A deadlocked jury failed to convict Parker last month during the first federal trial on a civil rights charge brought against him by the US Department of Justice.

"It is our hope that today's retrial is heard before a jury that truly represents the population of Madison, AL where one in ten residents speaks a language other than English at home," South Asian Americans Leading Together said.

SAALT joined National Coalition of South Asian Organisations member and Huntsville, and community- based organisation, AshaKiran, in demanding justice for Patel.

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