駐日大使起用に反対運動　シカゴ市長時代の事件遺族ら―米

　【ワシントン時事】バイデン米政権が検討するラーム・エマニュエル前シカゴ市長（６１）の駐日大使起用に対し、同氏が市長時代にシカゴ市警の暴力で犠牲となった黒人の遺族ら２８人が１０日、反対する声明を発表した。人事には共和党だけでなく与党民主党でも左派を中心に異論がある。
　声明に名を連ねたのは、２０１２年に酒を飲んだ警官に殺害された２２歳の黒人女性の妹や、１６年に警官に射殺された１６歳の黒人少年の親族ら。
　声明はエマニュエル氏が「有色人種のコミュニティーを軽蔑し、警官の暴力で家族を失った人々を冷淡に無視してきた」と指摘。黒人の命に対する「軽蔑の象徴」である人物を駐日大使に任命すれば、米国もまたその象徴になると警告した。（2021/06/11-07:21）

Victims and relatives of victims of police brutality against Black people in Chicago released a statement Thursday opposing the planned nomination of former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel as U.S. ambassador to Japan.
   The 28 signers of the statement said that Emanuel, 61, "aided and abetted" police violence during his time as Chicago mayor.
   The reported plan by U.S. President Joe Biden to choose Emanuel to serve as envoy to Japan has irked not only the Republican Party but also those on the progressive wing of the ruling Democratic Party.
   "During his eight years in office, Emanuel displayed contempt for communities of color," said the statement. "He showed callous disregard for terrible losses suffered by the families of those who were killed or brutalized by officers of the Chicago Police Department."
   The statement continued: "Rahm Emanuel became a symbol of lethal disrespect for Black lives. Making him a U.S. ambassador would make the U.S. government a similar symbol."