Second Antiwar Veteran Hurt in Occupy Oakland Rioting – Blames Police For Attack But Didn’t Seek Medical Help Until 17 Hours After So-Called Beating (Video)

Another antiwar veteran claimed he was hurt by police hours after he was arrested and released during rioting in Oakland this week.
ABC local reported:

SFGate reported:

An armed forces veteran was in the intensive care unit of Highland Hospital after suffering serious injuries that he said were caused by a confrontation with police during this week’s Occupy Oakland protests.

Kayvan Sabeghi, 32, was among the 103 people arrested early Thursday after a day of peaceful protests turned violent. He was arrested for remaining at the scene of a riot and resisting arrest, police said.

Sabeghi told members of Iraq Veterans Against the War that he was beaten by police or Alameda County sheriff’s deputies with nightsticks on his hands, shoulders, ribs and back. He suffered internal injuries, including a lacerated spleen, he told the group.

Emily Yates, a member of the group, said Sabeghi was “awake and alert” when she visited him at the hospital on Friday. Sabeghi identified himself as a veteran, Yates said, although he is not affiliated with Iraq Veterans Against the War. It was unclear whether he had fought overseas.

In a statement, the veterans group said, “We stand by our fellow veterans and denounce the police brutality that our brothers in arms endured. We stand by to support them in any way possible.”

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