Seattle police have started to dismantle the Capitol Hill Protest Zone after Mayor Jenny Durkan issued an emergency order declaring it an 'unlawful assembly.' Anyone who refuses to obey the closure order 'will be subject to arrest,' she said.
Officers making their way into the area announced that protesters could leave the zone through a"safe exit" to the south,As of Wednesday, the Cal Anderson Park area is now closed. The mayor ordered city agencies to remove tents used by people who have been camping in the park and said that police should order protesters to leave.
But now, Durkan says, conditions in the area"have deteriorated to the point where public health, life and safety are threatened." When Seattle police largely ceded control of the CHOP last month, protesters quickly formed a community of activists, artists and speakers. The zone hosted movie nights, a medical clinic and discussions about how to address systemic racism and problems with police use of force. But it also became known for violence that sometimes erupted during the night.
Mayor Durkan says the effort to clear the obstructions"was quickly met with agitated opposition to the removal."
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