ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛ: ᴘᴇᴛɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪssɪᴏɴᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ғᴏʀ sᴜᴘᴘʀᴇssɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ, ᴇxᴛᴏʀᴛɪᴏɴ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴄᴏʏ ᴅᴇᴘᴀʀᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ
𝕋ℍ𝔼 𝕀ℕ𝕊ℙ𝔼ℂ𝕋𝕆ℝ 𝔾𝔼ℕ𝔼ℝ𝔸𝕃 𝕆𝔽 ℙ𝕆𝕃𝕀ℂ𝔼,
𝔼𝔻𝔼𝕋 ℍ𝕆𝕌𝕊𝔼,
𝔸𝔹𝕌𝕁𝔸, ℕ𝕀𝔾𝔼ℝ𝕀𝔸.
sɪʀ,
ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛ: ᴘᴇᴛɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪssɪᴏɴᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ғᴏʀ sᴜᴘᴘʀᴇssɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇxᴛᴏʀᴛɪᴏɴ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴄᴏʏ ᴅᴇᴘᴀʀᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ*
ɪ ᴛʀᴜsᴛ ᴛʜɪs ʟᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ғɪɴᴅs ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴇʟʟ. ɪ ᴀᴍ ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʙʀɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴜʀɢᴇɴᴛ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴏғ ɢʀᴀᴠᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇʀɴ ɪɴᴠᴏʟᴠɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪssɪᴏɴᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs ᴄᴏᴍʀᴀᴅᴇ ᴠɪᴄᴛᴏʀ ᴏᴊᴇɪ, ᴘᴏᴘᴜʟᴀʀʟʏ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs ᴡᴏɴɢ ʙᴏx, ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀᴅ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪsᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ɴɪɢᴇʀɪᴀɴ ʀɪɢʜᴛs ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.
*ᴄᴏᴍʀᴀᴅᴇ ᴏᴊᴇɪ ʜᴀs ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʀᴇғʀᴏɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴇxᴘᴏsɪɴɢ ᴇxᴛᴏʀᴛɪᴏɴᴀᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇxᴘʟᴏɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇs ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴄᴏʏ ᴅᴇᴘᴀʀᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴀɴᴅ*. ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ʜɪs ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴀɴ ᴏᴘᴇɴ ʟᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴀᴅᴅʀᴇssɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ɪssᴜᴇs, ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪssɪᴏɴᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴄᴏᴍʀᴀᴅᴇ ᴏᴊᴇɪ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴇᴀsᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍ ᴠɪᴀ ᴡʜᴀᴛsᴀᴘᴘ ғᴏʀ sᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀs. ᴛʜɪs ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴅᴇsᴘɪᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʀɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ʀᴏʟᴇ ᴄᴏᴍʀᴀᴅᴇ ᴏᴊᴇɪ ʜᴀs ᴘʟᴀʏᴇᴅ ɪɴ ғᴀᴄɪʟɪᴛᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪsᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ғᴏʀ sᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛʏ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏsᴇs. ᴋɪɴᴅʟʏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ɴᴏᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴀ sᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛʏ ᴘʟᴀᴛғᴏʀᴍ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ *”sᴀᴠᴇ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ” ᴀ ᴘʟᴀᴛғᴏʀᴍ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴀᴄᴛᴏʀs ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏɴ-sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴀᴄᴛᴏʀs ᴄᴏɴɢʟᴏᴍᴇʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴛᴏ sʜᴀʀᴇ sᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛʏ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪɴ ʀᴇᴀʟ ᴛɪᴍᴇ.* ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛɪᴏɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄɪᴠɪʟ sᴏᴄɪᴇᴛʏ’s ᴀɴᴅ ɴɢᴏs ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ.
*ʀᴇᴄᴇɴᴛʟʏ, ᴏғғɪᴄᴇʀ ᴀғᴀᴍ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴄᴏʏ ᴅᴇᴘᴀʀᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴅᴇᴍᴀɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴍᴏʙɪʟɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ғᴇᴇs ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇᴇᴅɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴ ɪɴᴠᴇsᴛɪɢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴅᴇsᴘɪᴛᴇ ᴡᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴠɪᴏᴜsʟʏ ᴀɢʀᴇᴇɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴀssɪsᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴏɴʟʏ ʙᴀsɪᴄ sᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴇʀʏ ᴄᴏsᴛs. ᴛʜɪs ɪɴᴄɪᴅᴇɴᴛ ʜɪɢʜʟɪɢʜᴛs ᴀ ᴛʀᴏᴜʙʟɪɴɢ ᴛʀᴇɴᴅ ᴏғ ᴇxᴛᴏʀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴘᴀʀᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴊᴇᴏᴘᴀʀᴅɪᴢᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇɢʀɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ғᴏʀᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏʙsᴛʀᴜᴄᴛs ᴊᴜsᴛɪᴄᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴏʀᴅɪɴᴀʀʏ ᴄɪᴛɪᴢᴇɴs.*
ᴍᴏʀᴇᴏᴠᴇʀ, *ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪssɪᴏɴᴇʀ’s ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴs, ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴛs ᴏғ ʟᴇɢᴀʟ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴄᴄᴜsᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ʙᴀsᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴀ sᴀʀᴄᴀsᴛɪᴄ sᴏᴄɪᴀʟ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴀ ᴘᴏsᴛ ᴏɴ ᴄᴏᴍʀᴀᴅᴇ ᴠɪᴄᴛᴏʀ ᴏᴊᴇɪ ᴘᴏᴘᴜʟᴀʀʟʏ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴡᴏɴɢ ʙᴏx ғᴀᴄᴇʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴘʟᴀᴛғᴏʀᴍ, ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀᴛᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛs ᴛᴏ sᴜᴘᴘʀᴇss ᴄᴏᴍʀᴀᴅᴇ ᴏᴊᴇɪ’s ᴀᴅᴠᴏᴄᴀᴄʏ ᴇғғᴏʀᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴅɪsᴄʀᴇᴅɪᴛ ʜɪs ʟᴏɴɢ-sᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏ-ʙᴏɴᴏ sᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇs ғᴏʀ ʀɪɢʜᴛs ᴀᴅᴠᴏᴄᴀᴄʏ ғᴏʀ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴀ ᴅᴇᴄᴀᴅᴇ. ᴡʜʏ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪssɪᴏɴᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ sᴏᴄɪᴀʟ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴀ ᴘᴏsᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴍᴇᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀ ᴊᴏᴋᴇ/ғᴜɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴏᴜʀ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡᴇʀs ᴏɴʟɪɴᴇ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟ? ᴛʜɪs ᴘᴏsᴛ sᴄʀᴇᴇɴsʜᴏᴛ ʜᴇ ᴅɪsᴘʟᴀʏᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ʜɪs ᴏғғɪᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴍʀᴀᴅᴇ ᴠɪᴄᴛᴏʀ ᴏᴊᴇɪ ʜᴀs ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏғғɪᴄɪᴀʟ ᴍᴀɴᴅᴀᴛᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ɪɴ ɴɪɢᴇʀɪᴀ.*
ɪɴ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇʀɴs, ɪ ʀᴇsᴘᴇᴄᴛғᴜʟʟʏ ʀᴇϙᴜᴇsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴs:
*ᴛʀᴀɴsғᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀsᴇ: ᴛᴏ ᴇɴsᴜʀᴇ ɪᴍᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴀʟɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴇᴠᴇɴᴛ ғᴜʀᴛʜᴇʀ ʙɪᴀs, ᴡᴇ ʀᴇϙᴜᴇsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴀɴsғᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴀsᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴅᴇᴘᴀʀᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴀɴᴅ.*
*ɪɴᴠᴇsᴛɪɢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴄᴏʏ ᴅᴇᴘᴀʀᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ: ᴡᴇ ᴄᴀʟʟ ғᴏʀ ᴀɴ ɪᴍᴍᴇᴅɪᴀᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴏʀᴏᴜɢʜ ɪɴᴠᴇsᴛɪɢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛɪᴇs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴄᴏʏ ᴅᴇᴘᴀʀᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪs ᴏʙᴠɪᴏᴜsʟʏ ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ғᴜɴᴅ ʀᴀɪsɪɴɢ ᴜɴɪᴛ, ғᴏᴄᴜsɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴍᴇʀɢɪɴɢ ᴘᴀᴛᴛᴇʀɴ ᴏғ ᴇxᴛᴏʀᴛɪᴏɴᴀᴛᴇ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇs.*
*ɪᴍᴘʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ʀᴇғᴏʀᴍs: ᴇsᴛᴀʙʟɪsʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇɴғᴏʀᴄᴇ sᴛʀɪᴄᴛ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄɪᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴇʟɪᴍɪɴᴀᴛᴇ ᴄᴏʀʀᴜᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇxᴛᴏʀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ғᴏʀᴄᴇ, ᴇɴsᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴊᴜsᴛɪᴄᴇ ɪs ᴀᴄᴄᴇssɪʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀʟʟ ᴄɪᴛɪᴢᴇɴs, ʀᴇɢᴀʀᴅʟᴇss ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ғɪɴᴀɴᴄɪᴀʟ sᴛᴀᴛᴜs.*
ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀʀᴇ ᴄʀᴜᴄɪᴀʟ ғᴏʀ ʀᴇsᴛᴏʀɪɴɢ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ᴛʀᴜsᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ғᴏʀᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇɴsᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪsᴛs ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴄᴏᴍʀᴀᴅᴇ ᴠɪᴄᴛᴏʀ ᴏᴊᴇɪ ᴄᴀɴ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴠɪᴛᴀʟ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ғᴇᴀʀ ᴏғ ʀᴇᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏʀ sᴜᴘᴘʀᴇssɪᴏɴ.
*ᴏɴ ᴊᴜɴᴇ 4, 2024, ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪssɪᴏɴᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ sᴜᴍᴍᴏɴᴇᴅ ᴄᴏᴍʀᴀᴅᴇ ᴠɪᴄᴛᴏʀ ᴏᴊᴇɪ, ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs ᴡᴏɴɢ ʙᴏx, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴘᴏ, ᴀғᴀᴍ, ғᴏʀ ᴀ ᴄʀᴏss-ᴇxᴀᴍɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʀᴇɢᴀʀᴅɪɴɢ ᴀʟʟᴇɢᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғ ɪᴍᴘʀᴏᴘᴇʀ ᴍᴏʙɪʟɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ғᴜɴᴅs. ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴀᴍɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴘᴏ ʙʏ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴀғᴀᴍ ᴅᴇɴɪᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʟʟᴇɢᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴜɴᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ. ᴛʜɪs ʜᴇsɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʀᴇɪɴғᴏʀᴄᴇᴅ ᴏᴜʀ ʙᴇʟɪᴇғ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴀʟɪᴅɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴏᴜʀ ᴄʟᴀɪᴍs, ᴇsᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ sɪɴᴄᴇ ɴᴏ ᴇғғᴏʀᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴄᴜsᴇᴅ ᴘᴀʀᴛʏ ɪɴᴠᴏʟᴠᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴇᴛɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ʀɪɢʜᴛs ᴀʙᴜsᴇs ᴘʀɪᴏʀ ᴛᴏ 4ᴛʜ ᴏғ ᴊᴜɴᴇ 2024.*
*ᴡᴇ ʀᴇϙᴜᴇsᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀsᴇ ʙᴇ ᴛʀᴀɴsғᴇʀʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴅᴇᴘᴀʀᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ, ɢɪᴠᴇɴ ᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ᴄʀɪᴛɪᴄɪsᴍ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴄᴏʏ ᴅᴇᴘᴀʀᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇʀɴs ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴘᴏᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟ ʙɪᴀs. ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪssɪᴏɴᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ʀᴇғᴜsᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴsɪsᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴄᴏʏ ᴅᴇᴘᴀʀᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇ ʜᴀɴᴅʟɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀsᴇ.*
*ᴛᴏᴅᴀʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ sʜɪᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴇᴛɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴs ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴊᴜɴᴇ 19, 2024, ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴘᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴀɪɴᴀɴᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴀɴ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴠɪᴇᴡ ᴏғ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴇs, ʙᴜᴛ ᴜɴғᴏʀᴛᴜɴᴀᴛᴇʟʏ ᴏᴜʀ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴀɪɴᴀɴᴛ ʜᴀᴅ ʟᴇғᴛ ғᴏʀ ʜɪs ʜɪɢʜᴇʀ ɪɴsᴛɪᴛᴜᴛɪᴏɴ 48 ʜᴏᴜʀs ᴇᴀʀʟɪᴇʀ ᴛᴏ sᴏᴜᴛʜ ᴇᴀsᴛ ᴀɴᴀᴍʙʀᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ, ᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴀɪɴᴀɴᴛ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ sᴜɢɢᴇsᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇʏ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴄᴀʟʟ ᴜs ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴛɪᴛɪᴏɴᴇʀs, ɪᴘᴏ ᴀғᴀᴍ ʀᴇғᴜsᴇᴅ. ɪғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴄᴏʏ ᴅᴇᴘᴀʀᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ɢᴇɴᴜɪɴᴇʟʏ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴊᴜsᴛɪᴄᴇ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴍᴘᴛʟʏ sᴄʜᴇᴅᴜʟᴇᴅ ᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴡɪᴛʜ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴇs ɪᴍᴍᴇᴅɪᴀᴛᴇʟʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴘ sᴜᴍᴍᴏɴᴇᴅ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴇs. ᴛʜɪs sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʜɪɢʜʟɪɢʜᴛs ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴏᴜʙʟɪɴɢ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴛʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴀɴᴅ: “ɴᴏ ᴍᴏɴᴇʏ, ɴᴏ ᴊᴜsᴛɪᴄᴇ,” ᴛʜɪs ᴀʟʟᴇɢᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ɴᴇᴇᴅs ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ɪɴᴠᴇsᴛɪɢᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴀ ᴅᴀɪʟʏ ʙᴀsɪs ʙʏ ɪɴᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅᴇɴᴛ ᴇxᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ ɪɢᴘ-x sϙᴜᴀᴅ ᴏʀ ɴɢᴏ sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ɴᴏᴘʀɪɴ (ɴᴇᴛᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴏɴ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ʀᴇғᴏʀᴍ ɪɴ ɴɪɢᴇʀɪᴀ).*
*ɴᴏᴘʀɪɴ ғᴏᴜɴᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ᴀ ɴᴇᴛᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴏғ 67 ᴄɪᴠɪʟ sᴏᴄɪᴇᴛʏ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴs sᴘʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴀᴄʀᴏss ɴɪɢᴇʀɪᴀ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪᴛᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴍᴏᴛɪɴɢ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇsᴘᴇᴄᴛ ғᴏʀ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ʀɪɢʜᴛs. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴇsᴛᴀʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ɪɴ 2000 ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇ ᴏᴘᴘᴏʀᴛᴜɴɪᴛɪᴇs ғᴏʀ ᴄɪᴠɪʟ sᴏᴄɪᴇᴛʏ ɪɴᴘᴜᴛ ɪɴ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ʀᴇғᴏʀᴍ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴʜᴀɴᴄᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ sᴀғᴇᴛʏ, sᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴊᴜsᴛɪᴄᴇ ɪɴ ɴɪɢᴇʀɪᴀ.*
ᴛʜᴀɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪs ᴜʀɢᴇɴᴛ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ. ɪ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ғᴏʀᴡᴀʀᴅ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀᴏᴍᴘᴛ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴄɪsɪᴠᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴅᴅʀᴇss ᴛʜᴇsᴇ sᴇʀɪᴏᴜs ɪssᴜᴇs.
ʀᴇʟᴇᴠᴀɴᴛ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪsɪᴏɴs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ᴀᴄᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴs:
ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ sᴄʜᴇᴅᴜʟᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ *ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ᴀᴄᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴs* ᴏᴜᴛʟɪɴᴇs ᴏғғᴇɴsᴇs ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴅɪsᴄɪᴘʟɪɴᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ғᴏʀᴄᴇ, ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅɪɴɢ:
*1. ᴅɪsᴄʀᴇᴅɪᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴅᴜᴄᴛ: ᴛʜɪs ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇs ᴀɴʏ ʙᴇʜᴀᴠɪᴏʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʙʀɪɴɢs ᴅɪsᴄʀᴇᴅɪᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ғᴏʀᴄᴇ. ɪᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ᴇɴᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀss ᴀ ᴡɪᴅᴇ ʀᴀɴɢᴇ ᴏғ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀᴍɪɴᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ᴄᴏɴғɪᴅᴇɴᴄᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ.*
*2. ᴄᴏʀʀᴜᴘᴛ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇ: ᴛʜɪs ʀᴇғᴇʀs ᴛᴏ ᴇɴɢᴀɢɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴅɪsʜᴏɴᴇsᴛ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇs ғᴏʀ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟ ɢᴀɪɴ, ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅɪɴɢ ʙʀɪʙᴇʀʏ, ᴇxᴛᴏʀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ғᴏʀᴍs ᴏғ ᴄᴏʀʀᴜᴘᴛɪᴏɴ.*
*ɴᴏᴛᴇ: 1. ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪssɪᴏɴᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ᴀsᴀʙᴀ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ sᴀɪᴅ ᴀ ᴘᴀʀᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴍʀᴀᴅᴇ ᴠɪᴄᴛᴏʀ ᴏᴊᴇɪ ᴘᴏᴘᴜʟᴀʀʟʏ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴡᴏɴɢ ʙᴏx ᴛʜᴀᴛ “_ɪғ ᴀ ᴡɪᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴍᴀɴ ᴘᴇᴛɪᴛɪᴏɴs sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ, ɪᴛ ɪs ᴀ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴍᴀɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴊᴜᴅɢᴇ”_. ʜᴇ ᴏʙᴠɪᴏᴜsʟʏ ɪs ᴛᴇʟʟɪɴɢ ᴄᴏᴍʀᴀᴅᴇ ᴠɪᴄᴛᴏʀ ᴏᴊᴇɪ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴsᴘᴇᴄᴛᴏʀ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ ᴏғ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ɪs ᴀ ʏᴏʀᴜʙᴀ ᴍᴀɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʙʏ sᴏ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛ ʜɪs ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛs. ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴅᴇᴇᴘ*.
*2. ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴠᴇsᴛɪɢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ᴏғғɪᴄᴇʀ ᴄʟᴀɪᴍᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀsᴋ ᴜs ғᴏʀ ᴍᴏʙɪʟɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴍᴏɴᴇʏ ᴏғ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴛʜᴇ 2ɪᴄ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴄᴏʏ ᴅᴇᴘᴀʀᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴘʟᴏɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴅᴇsᴘɪᴛᴇ ʜᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡs ᴄᴏᴍʀᴀᴅᴇ ᴠɪᴄᴛᴏʀ ᴏᴊᴇɪ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀs sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ, ɪғ ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀsᴋ ᴜs ғᴏʀ ᴍᴏɴᴇʏ, ᴡʜʏ ᴅɪᴅ ᴡᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ sɪɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴀʏ? ᴡʜʏ ʜᴀs ʜᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴜs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇғᴇɴᴅᴀɴᴛs ғᴏʀ ɪɴᴠᴇsᴛɪɢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ/ϙᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴɪɴɢ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴛᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇᴍᴇɴᴛs? ᴅᴏᴇs ɪᴛ ᴀᴅᴅ ᴜᴘ? ʜᴏᴡ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴀ ғᴏʀᴍᴇʀ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғғɪᴄᴇʀ ғᴏʀ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴄᴏᴀʟɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴄɪᴠɪʟ sᴏᴄɪᴇᴛʏ’s ᴀɴᴅ ɴɢᴏs ғᴏʀ ᴏᴠᴇʀ 6 ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛʟʏ ᴀ sᴇɴɪᴏʀ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟ ᴀssɪsᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴇᴄᴜᴛɪᴠᴇ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴏʀ ᴏғ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴏɴ ᴄɪᴠɪʟ sᴏᴄɪᴇᴛʏ’s ᴀɴᴅ ɴɢᴏs ᴘᴜᴛ ᴜᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜ ᴀɴ ᴏᴘᴇɴ ʟᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪssɪᴏɴᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ?*
*3. ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ x-sϙᴜᴀᴅ ɴᴏᴛ sᴜᴘᴘᴏsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ɪɴᴠᴇsᴛɪɢᴀᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʟʟᴇɢᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴠᴇsᴛɪɢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ᴏғғɪᴄᴇʀ ʙʏ ᴄᴏᴍʀᴀᴅᴇ ᴠɪᴄᴛᴏʀ ᴏᴊᴇɪ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪs ᴄʟɪᴇɴᴛ?*
ʏᴏᴜʀs ғᴀɪᴛʜғᴜʟʟʏ,
_*ᴄᴏᴍʀᴀᴅᴇ ᴠɪᴄᴛᴏʀ ᴏᴊᴇɪ ᴘᴏᴘᴜʟᴀʀʟʏ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴡᴏɴɢ ʙᴏx ʟᴇᴀᴅ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪsᴛ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ɴɪɢᴇʀɪᴀɴ ʀɪɢʜᴛs ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ*_
*ᴄᴄ:*
*1. ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀɪʀᴍᴀɴ, ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ sᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪssɪᴏɴ, ᴀʙᴜᴊᴀ, ɴɪɢᴇʀɪᴀ.*
*2. ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ғᴏʀᴄᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғғɪᴄᴇʀ (ғᴘʀᴏ), ᴀʙᴜᴊᴀ*
*3. ᴀʟʟ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀɴs, ɴɪɢᴇʀɪᴀɴs ᴀɴᴅ ᴅɪᴀsᴘᴏʀᴀ*
*4. ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀɪʀᴍᴀɴ/ᴄᴏᴏʀᴅɪɴᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪᴛᴛᴇᴇ, ɴᴏᴘʀɪɴ ғᴏᴜɴᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴ