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Advocates for Michael Ververis



Advocates for Michael Ververis claim police brutality

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - Two local non-profit groups joined together in Springfield in Friday morning to protest police brutality.

The "Community Coalition for Justice" and the "Justice for Charles Campaign" stood together outside Springfield Distrcit Court ahead of Michael Ververis ' court hearing.

The protestors say that Ververis was assaulted back in January 2011, by six Springfield police officers. Ververis, however, was charged with both a misdemeanor and felony charges, which they say is unfair.

“What we're trying to do is bring attention to the city so that the people realize just how much the police have control without being kept accountable,” said Ellen Graves of Arise for Social Justice .

“Our family has been going through a nightmare,” said Michael’s mother, Maria Ververis, “and it's very comforting to us to have the community supporting us.

Ververis' attorney is trying to get the judge to motion a release of the records of the six police officers involved, which allegedly include citizen complaints.

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