They investigate a troubled New York prison associated with Diddy

On Monday, investigators from various federal agencies conducted an “interagency operation” at the controversial Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklynwhere it is kept Sean “Diddy” Combs.

According to a statement from the Federal Bureau of Prisons, released by The Independentrepresentatives from the Office of the Inspector General Department of Justice and other security agencies took part in the operation as part of a joint effort to “improve conditions” in the prison.

The operation, as explained in the statement, was already planned and does not correspond to “any active threat.”

Police operations are designed to achieve our overall goal, “to maintain a safe environment for both MDC staff and inmates.” [Centro de Detención Metropolitano] from Brooklyn,” said the group.

Officials declined to release specific details of the operation to the media until it is completed, to “protect the safety of the facility’s personnel and ensure the integrity of the operation.” “

The move comes in response to a series of violent attacks at the facility, the only federal prison in the city of Edinburgh. New Yorkwhich happened a few months ago. On September 30, the Department of Justice charged nine inmates in five separate cases related to violent crimes committed inside the prison.

Over the summer, two inmates died at the hands of other inmates, leading to murder charges. In another incident, an inmate was charged with assault for stabbing a fellow inmate with an ice pick.

“We will not tolerate acts of violence in our federal prisons,” said US Attorney Breon Peace. “We hope these charges serve as a clear warning to those who intend to commit crimes in prison and those who support them: their behavior will be exposed and they will be held accountable.”

Diddy He is among the nearly 1,200 inmates currently housed in the Brooklyn facility.

The producer and music mogul remains in custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center following his arrest on September 16, charged sex trade and illegal association. Despite pleading not guilty, he was denied bail on two occasions.

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The Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, where Diddy is being held (AFP/Getty)

“We regret that the US Attorney’s Office has decided to proceed against Combs in what we believe is an unfair process,” said his attorney, Marc Agnifilo. The Independent by email.

In early October, a team of lawyers announced that they plan to file more than 100 sexual assault lawsuits against Diddy in the coming weeks. In the civil lawsuits, it is alleged that the rapper engaged in inappropriate behavior from 1991 to 2024.

To date, 13 of these requests have been formalized.

One alleges that the plaintiff was 13 years old when Combs assaulted her at a party after the MTV Video Music Awards.

His lawyers denied the allegations made in the lawsuits.

and they said that they have full confidence in the firmness of the facts and the impartiality of the legal system. “The truth will come out in court: Combs never sexually assaulted anyone, regardless of age or gender.”

Translated by Leticia Zampedri