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<b>Exclusive:</b> Brother Of Hmong Man Involved In Altercation Speaks Out

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Exclusive: Brother Of Hmong Man Involved In Altercation Speaks Out

George Mallet

MILWAUKEE - Just over a month after a police altercation with a Hmong man, Koua Moua, the man’s brother is speaking exclusively to TODAY’S TMJ4.

“I feel very disgusted,” Bee Moua said describing his thoughts upon seeing the bruises sustained by his older brother. “I feel very sick to my stomach. I almost faint.”

The younger Moua says he doesn’t believe the police account of what happened on February 17. Police say Koua Moua was intoxicated and drove off with a police officer hanging out the cab of his van. Police don’t dispute that the officer slammed Moua in the head with a radio to save his own life.

In the wake of the altercation, the Hmong community put together plans for a rally against police violence. Kevin Her, a Hmong community activist, was the driving force behind those plans.

When Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn learned of those plans, he was visibly angered. “I think this is a cynical attempt on the part of Mr. Her to develop a constituency at the expense of a police officer who quite literally was fighting for his life,” Flynn said Thursday at a news conference.

The chief’s words stung Kevin Her. “He’s shown that he’s almost like a dictator,” Her said. “He’s already pre judged our community as a group of people.”

As for Bee Moua, he now allows he is fearful of police. “Are they going to protect me in the future?” he asked nervously. “Or, are they just going to do the same thing like they did to my brother?”

As of Friday night, plans were still underway for a police protest Saturday morning at District 4 headquarters.
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