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LAS Calls on DAs, Mayor to Make All NYPD Disciplinary Records Public

The Legal Aid Society called on New York’s District Attorneys, Mayor Bill de Blasio, and relevant governmental agencies to make all New York City Police Department disciplinary-related records publicly available, reports Gothamist. This call comes after the Staten Island District Attorney released a trove of documents on NYPD officers with credibility issues.

“Now with Police Secrecy Law 50-A fully repealed and the injunction sought by the police unions denied by the courts, New York’s District Attorneys should release the information they have on officer credibility issues, including reports of officers lying on the witness stand, and falsifying evidence and official documents,” reads a statement from LAS.

“Likewise, all governmental agencies in possession of documents concerning police misconduct share that responsibility, and The Legal Aid Society again calls on Mayor Bill de Blasio to make police disciplinary records publicly available, as promised earlier this summer.”