Who is Therese Patricia Okoumou, the woman who climbed the Statue of Liberty – 05/07/2018

The woman, who climbed Wednesday to the Statue of Liberty to protest Donald Trump's zero-tolerance policy against immigrants, was identified.

Police informed that it was Therese Patricia Okoumou, 44 years old, an immigrant from the Democratic Republic of Congo residing in Staten Island, with a record of entering jail and fines for

The New York Police Emergency Department locked him in a federal detention center on Wednesday night after more than three hours of being "anchored" to the police. one of the most famous monuments in the world, the Independence Day of the United States

On agreement with The New York Post who cites court records, the woman is a Congolese immigrant who filed a complaint with the New York Human Rights Commission, for allegations of Okoumou suffered at the hands of a social service agency in Staten Island where she worked.

More specifically, Okoumou claimed that "in 2005, her bosses treated her" in a degrading manner "and told her that she would be fired" to complain for discrimination ". Okoumou made the headlines after being charged with 60 offenses for illegally advertising on the street, offering his services as a personal trainer

The Department of Sanitation "slapped" $ 4,500 Fines that year after spending five hours on Sunday hitting leaflets on Manhattan streetlights.

In 2017, she was arrested and charged with obstructing government administration, illegal badembly and illegal entry during a demonstration in the building of the Ministry of Labor or on Varick Street. He reportedly covered his mouth with tape and refused to respond to police requests.

On Wednesday, Okoumou told investigators that she was part of a group protest organized by Rise and Resist NYC (Standing and Resisting). Activists had deployed a banner on Liberty Island less than an hour before their ascent, which said "ABOLISH ICE" (referring to ICE) in reference to the US Department of Immigration and Refugees. Customs

The organizers first tried to distance themselves from Okoumou, saying that she "had no connection" with their cause, but then they admitted that was part of the group.

"Total bad girl"

"He is very dedicated to resistance in general, but specifically to the issues surrounding immigration and the treatment that immigrants have received from ICE and Customs Control. and borders, "said Jay Walker, activist of Rise and Resist . "He has been an active member for about four or five months."

Walker told New York Post that Okoumou had helped plan the banner protest on Wednesday, but had decided to climb the Statue of Liberty by his own means

"He has not informed any of us of this plan," he said. "We were all really shocked."

"We do not know if he decided at the time or if he had planned it in advance," concludes -he.

• There is a woman in the Statue

On Wednesday afternoon, the New Yorkers were frozen, their eyes fixed on the statue of freedom. A woman had climbed to the foot of the monument. And a group of police tried to make her fall. TV channels broadcast the event live

Dressed in a T-shirt of the group "Stand and Resist", the woman told the authorities that she would only go down when the parents would meet all separated migrant children at the Mexico border

After disobeying orders to disembark from the police, the authorities arrested Okoumou, who faced several federal charges such as the invasion of property and disorderly conduct.

Having been nearly four hours to the base of the statue, symbol of American freedom, the woman was finally taken away by the police and taken to the federal detention center.

Source: agencies