U.S. military admits wrongdoing after officers assaulted an American tourist in Japan, turns out he was a former captain

Viral Video: US military admits 'mistake' after arresting US civilian in Japan

U.S. Forces Japan has admitted that the recent arrest of a U.S. civilian and former Marine captain in Japan was a “mistake” and that the military is conducting an investigation into the incident. A viral video shared on X, formerly Twitter, shows a U.S. military police officer slamming Kareem El, a 32-year-old U.S. civilian and former Marine captain, onto the ground in Okinawa City, Japan. In the video, U.S. military police can also be seen arre…

U.S. military admits wrongdoing after officers assaulted an American tourist in Japan, turns out he was a former captain

U.S. Forces Japan have admitted to making a “mistake” after aggressively detaining an American citizen who was on a business trip in Japan. Footage showing an officer aggressively slamming Kareem El into the pavement has since gone viral online. The footage shows El standing on the sidewalk as a uniformed officer grabs him from behind and proceeds to lift him up and then slam him into the ground. They then detained him despite El having done not…