JAKARTA - Los Angeles Police Chief (LAPD) Jim McDonnell denied seeking US President Donald Trump's help in sending troops secure demonstrations of US federal immigration policy protests in Los Angeles (LA).
Trump previously claimed to have sent National Guard troops and Marine soldiers known for their combat capabilities to deal with civilian demonstrations in LA on the grounds that local law enforcement asked for his help.
McDonnell insists Trump sent the federal army without consulting the FBI.
"No, we are not in a position to ask for [assistance] of the National Guard," McDonnell told CNN.
McDonnell said the FBI already had mitigation in securing protests on its territory.
We have the protocol we implement. First, we mobilize all internal resources to deal with the problem, whatever it is. Then we mobilize the department, or part of the department, so that everyone can handle the problem," McDonnell said.
Trump's claim that LPAD asked for his help to deal with the protests that led to chaos in LA was delivered while attending the music show Les Miserables at the Kennedy Center, Washington DC on Wednesday, June 11 evening US time.
"What we know about the situation in Los Angeles is caused by severe inability," Trump said.
"They don't have the police to handle it. The police [LAPD] asked us to come. They were very late. We had to come to save many ICE officers, as you know, who were hiding in a building, and they were attacked. And the military came, the National Guard came. They arrested them. Unfortunately, the police couldn't move fast enough. However, we moved fast enough," he continued.
On the one hand, Governor Gavin Newsom has said the deployment of the US federal military to LA without his consent. He also rejected this by planning to sue Trump in court.
In the initial mobilization, Trump has deployed more than 5,000 troops to LA under the pretext of securing demonstrations. The demonstration of civilians was triggered by a number of operations to arrest dozens of people deemed illegal migrants and members of criminal gangs by US federal immigration officers. The deployment of these soldiers is considered to be intensifying the arrests of immigrants.
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