Chicago (IL), .- The police union of Chicago and a suburban association of police chiefs on Thursday called for the resignation of the Cook County Attorney General, Kim Foxx, for the way the case of the actor Jussie Smollett was resolved.
Kevin Graham, president of the Fraternal Order of the Chicago Police, told a press conference that the withdrawal of the 16 charges against the actor in the series “Empire” was “the straw that broke the camel’s back”.
He said that the force of 13,000 officers of the Police Department has a long list of complaints about the way Foxx has commanded the activities of the Office of the Prosecutor since it was elected in 2016.
“This did not start with Jussie Smollett, it started when we tried to ensure that those responsible for assaulting officers during the performance of their duties were punished properly, and that did not happen repeatedly.”
The leaders of the Suburban Association of Chiefs of Police, representing more than 30 departments, voted this week to withdraw confidence from the prosecutor.
Everyone claims that Foxx, who as the county attorney general oversees court proceedings in Chicago and suburbs, resigns.
In a statement, Foxx dismissed the request, said it was chosen by the residents of the county and plans to finish his term.
The prosecution has been harshly criticized since it decided, on March 26, to withdraw the 16 charges against Smollett, less than three weeks after being accused of presenting a false report to the police, for an alleged hate crime.
The actor agreed, on the other hand, to renounce the $ 10,000 he had paid on account of a bail of 100,000 to be released after being detained, and to perform community work.
Smollett, who is African-American and gay, allegedly hired two brothers to orchestrate an attack, in the form of racial slurs and homophobes, according to police and prosecutors.
The actor told investigators that the attackers also threw a liquid, presumably caustic, and shouted “This is a MAGA country,” in reference to the campaign slogan of President Donald Trump.
The police claim to have spent $ 130,000 in overtime during the investigation of the alleged attack, and now wants to be reimbursed, a request that the actor had refused, according to Fox News.
The Legal Department of the Municipality reported Thursday that the plaintiff and his lawyers received a period of seven days to pay, and if that does not happen they will file a civil lawsuit to recover the money. (EFEUSA)
