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Lockups not legal, claim protesters
Stung by public demonstrations that followed the 1999 shooting of Amadou Diallo, the Giuliani administration cracked down on subsequent protesters by locking them up overnight, a lawyer charged yesterday.
Following the shooting of Diallo, then-Police Commissioner Howard Safir tossed out the old unwritten policy of releasing demonstrators on a summons or desk appearance hours later, said attorney Alan Levine, who represents 350 protesters in Manhattan Federal Court. The protesters are seeking unspecified damages, claiming their civil rights were violated. -30- Thomas Zambito
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