Army helos' actions during D.C. protests subject of new ACLU complaint
Kyle Rempfer
The American Civil Liberties Union in Washington, D.C., filed a complaint against the District’s National Guard Wednesday on behalf of a woman who says she suffered injuries caused by low-flying military helicopters during a June 1 protest in the nation’s capital.
Baltimore resident Dzhuliya Dashtamirova, 23, says storm-strength rotor wash used by Guard helicopters to disperse protesters caused her bodily harm and inflicted severe emotional distress. The complaint seeks $200,000 under the Federal Tort Claims Act.
Dashtamirova was among a crowd of protesters who encountered a UH-60 Blackhawk and a UH-72 Lakota with red cross markings at about 10 p.m. as they marched near Gallery Place, the complaint stated. The helicopters followed the crowd to Judiciary Square, where one helicopter descended as low as a few stories above the ground.
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2020/10/15/army-helos-actions-during-dc-protests-subject-of-new-aclu-complaint/
