26/05/2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Representative DJ and "Gaza Brigades" Condemned for Violent Assault on peaceful students protesters in District 17
District 17 – May 26, 2026
Representative DJ has crossed a dangerous and unforgivable line. By allegedly dancing with, marching with, mobilizing and unleashing the "Gaza Brigades" against peaceful student holding placards for educational benefits, public library in District 17, he has chosen intimidation, brutality, and political violence over accountability and democratic engagement.
Students gathered peacefully to demand educational benefits and opportunities that rightfully belong to them. Instead of receiving answers, they were met with coordinated attacks, physical assaults, threats, and repression carried out by individuals acting under political protection. What occurred was not an accident, nor a spontaneous disturbance. It was a deliberate attempt to silence young voices through fear and violence.
The deployment of the "Gaza Brigades" as a political enforcement force against unarmed civilians represents a direct assault on democracy, human rights, and the rule of law. No elected official has the authority to answer legitimate public grievances with violence. Any public servant who weaponizes fear against constituents abandons the moral and legal legitimacy of public office.
We therefore demand the following actions without delay:
1. The immediate disbandment of the Gaza Brigades and a permanent prohibition on all of their activities within District 17.
2. A full, transparent, and independent investigation into all reported assaults, arrests, intimidation, and injuries connected to these attacks
3. The immediate and unconditional release of all students and civilians detained for exercising their constitutional right to peaceful protest.
4. Concrete and enforceable guarantees protecting students, youth activists, and residents from future political retaliation, harassment, or violence.
The people of District 17 will not be intimidated into silence. The students will not abandon their demands for justice and opportunity. And those responsible for these acts must understand that power does not place anyone above accountability.
History will remember who stood with the students — and who chose violence against them.
Thank you!
Signed and approved by: Abraham Carlison Sesay
For and on behalf of
Team AB Sesay (TABS)@