Unrest in Vellienza Draws International Reaction as Federal Crackdown Looms
Vellienza, Krautallaz— City and provincial authorities moved to tighten control over Vellienza today as unrest that began last night in the Old Quarter spiraled into multi-neighborhood clashes between residents and police. The city requested provincial assistance, prompting Governor Dante Nimi to send 250 Provincial Rangers— who notoriously use horses in their crowd control tactics. The decision by Nimi was accompanied by a threat from the federal government to federalize the Krautallaz Provincial Militia to restore order.
What began as a report of theft ended with a widely circulated video of a brutal police beating and has escalated into the most serious bout of civil urest the city has seen in years. Officials declared a state of emergency late Thursday and imposed an immediate curfew across central Vellienza. Provincial Governor Dante Nimi confirmed in a statement early Thursday that the Krautallaz Provincial Militia had been placed on, “heightened readiness,” to assist local police in containing the unrest. “We will not allow our cities to spiral into chaos,” Nimi said. “But we must also recognize the pain and anger that have led us to this moment.”