Actor George Clooney was arrested outside the Sudanese embassy in Washington during a protest against attacks by the country’s government on its southern regions and blocking of humanitarian aid.
Clooney was joined in the act of civil disobedience by his father, Nick Clooney, who has joined in, and some say inspired, his famous son’s humanitarian efforts.Father and son were arrested for crossing a police line by the uniformed division of the Secret Service and booked into a D.C. police station. Before they were taken into custody, both men addressed the crowd of media and activists that had gathered.
Clooney was joined in the act of civil disobedience by his father, Nick Clooney, who has joined in, and some say inspired, his famous son’s humanitarian efforts.Father and son were arrested for crossing a police line by the uniformed division of the Secret Service and booked into a D.C. police station. Before they were taken into custody, both men addressed the crowd of media and activists that had gathered.
Shortly before the arrest, Clooney spoke against the violence in Sudan.
He said he appeared in front of the embassy to ask "the government in Khartoum to stop randomly killing its own innocent men, women and children, stop raping them, stop starving them," according to a video posted online by MSNBC.
Clooney and his fellow protesters were transported to the Metropolitan Police Department’s 2nd District for processing and were held in the same cell.
"It was really rough, you can imagine," he joked. "Have you ever been in a cell with these guys?"
In high spirits and still speaking passionately about the Sudan crisis, Clooney said this was his first time being arrested.
"And let’s hope it’s my last," he said.
