"Mr. Mohammad Wishah is a Muslim and there have been issues in the community. Right now I don't care if he's Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, it's a matter of what the video shows," said attorney Jay Kanzler.
Faizan Syed is the Executive Director of the Missouri Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations or CAIR.
He says, "Wishah is an elderly man, over 60. He already had a bad back. After he was knocked down, he now walks with a cane.”
Civil Rights groups came together today at the St. Louis County Justice Center. They want the county prosecutor to step in and take this case seriously.
"Wesley Bell was elected into office specifically to hold the police accountable. We believe this is a perfect case for the prosecutor's office to show how they are a leader in this case," said Syed.
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