“Infamous and disgraceful”: Pritzker says pardoned Jan. 6 rioters can’t get state jobs in Illinois

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker Rioters cannot be kept on January 6 outside the streets, but he can keep them away from the state office buildings, he says.

On Thursday, Pritzker, the state official in charge of employment, ordered “any participation in the January 6 rebellion” as a reason for the prohibition of the applicant from all the state’s jobs. He said that this step aims to “protect public safety,” according to message It was obtained by NBC News.

“The workforce in the state must reflect values Illinois And show honesty, integrity and loyalty to the service of taxpayers. “No one is trying to overthrow the government should serve in the government,” the ruler said.

The decision comes after the president Donald Trump Pardoning about 1500 rioters, including dozens of violent perpetrators, including those convicted of attacking police officers and participating in a conspiracy. Experts say the pardon can also lead to A rise in political violence; A handful of amnesty on January 6 has already ended behind bars.

Although the pardon does not spoil the guidance of felony automatically, Trump’s command was possible for any of the At least 50 from Illinois I am convicted of participating in riots to apply for state jobs.

Illinois is one of the few countries that give protection to work providers who suffer from criminal condemnation. But Pritzker ordered officials to classify J6ers as “reputable and shameful behavior”, except for government workers.

Pritzker It was previously detonated Pardon, saying that rioters were not “prisoners, heroes or martyrs of political”, but rather “assaulting the enforcement of the law before our eyes and putting our democracy in danger.”