From the Sun-Sentinel:

MIAMI — Police trampled civil rights and left this city living “under martial law” for a brief period during the Free Trade Area of the Americas conference, according to a draft report from a Miami-Dade County panel tasked with examining police conduct during the November meetings.

Though the panel’s main focus was the Miami-Dade Police Department, chairman Jorge Reynardus said the report is an evaluation of the more than 35 law enforcement agencies that monitored protests.

“It’s a comment on what we saw overall. And some of what we saw is shocking and deplorable,” Reynardus said.

The draft included strong language to criticize “the unrestrained and disproportionate use of force,” and offer “heartfelt apologies to the visitors who came to our city to peaceably voice their concerns, but who were met with closed fists instead of open arms.”

A similar panel is reviewing the actions of the Miami City Police during the November 2003 FTAA meeting.