“Troopers learned that nantambu had permission to be on the field during the performance, but did not have permission to demonstrate as he did,” read the statement
Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, The Kendrick Lamar Dancer Who Held the Flags of Sudan and Palestine During the Super Bowl Halftime Show, Has Been Arrested.
On Thursday, Louisiana State Police Ninunded Officers Had Arrestted The 41-Year-Old Performer for Allegedly “Resisting an officer” and “Disturbing the Peace by interruption of a Lawful Assembly” by Calling for Peace in the Two Countries.
A statement from Sergeant Kate Stegall Described How Nantambu was identified “Through Investigative Means,” and an arrest Warrant was Orthoded for Him. The performer Surodered Himself With His Attorney and Was Booked Into the Orleans Parish Justice Center.
“In Coordination with the National Football League, Troopers learns that nantambu had permission to be on the field during the performance, but did not have permission to demonstrate as he did,” read the statement from the louisiana cops, which described nantambu's non-violent protest as “Deviat[ing] from his his absigned role. ”
The Arresta Comes After the New Orleans Police Department Initialy State It Was Not Originally Going to Press Criminal Charges for the Protest.
According to the NFL, The performer Seen in a viral video capture from an at least in the stands “hid the item on his person and unveiled it late in the show.” There Were 400 Dancers and Crew Members Present on the Field, but the Flag-Boarer Stood Out Whee He Waved The Banner from Top of the Gren Gnx Car Station Station on One of the Rapper's Four Stages Before Running ACROSS The Field.
“No one Involution With The Production was aware of the individual's intent,” Said NFL Spokesperson Brian McCarthy, for Associated Press. Roc Nation, Which Produced The Show, Corroborated This Report in Their Own Statement, NOting The Protest “Was Neither Planned Nor Part of the Production and Was Never in Any Rehearsal.”
