State Report Linking Groups to Militia’s is SHUT DOWN
Saturday, March 28th, 2009The head of the Missouri Highway Patrol has shut down a controversial report linking right-wing groups with the modern militia movement. The report by the Missouri Information Analysis Center (MIAC Report) portrays militia members as commonly associated with fundamental Christian, anti-abortion and anti-immigration movements. It also says members are usually supporters of various third-party presidential candidates.
Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder on Wednesday called on the director of the Public Safety Department to be placed on administrative leave pending an investigation of the report.
Kinder argues conservative groups are being unfairly singled out. He noted the report does not include extreme environmental groups or domestic terror groups associated with fundamentalist
Muslims.
The Department of Public Safety has apologized to third-party candidates and has promised to reissue the report without their names.
Wednesday, Highway Patrol Superintendent James Keathley said he has halted distribution of the report to law enforcement agencies. Keathley said he is creating a new system in which he and
Public Safety Department Director John Britt will review future reports before they are released.
From the Associated Press
By KSPR News
Story Created: Mar 25, 2009