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Council refers proposal for independent Rampart inquiry to Public Safety Committee after divided debate
Summary
Councilmembers debated a motion to approve the concept of an independent outside inquiry into the Rampart police scandal. After significant public comment and lengthy council discussion, the City Council voted to send the matter to the Public Safety Committee for further work rather than adopting the independent-inquiry concept on the floor.
The Los Angeles City Council on Feb. 22 considered competing proposals on whether to create an independent outside inquiry into the Rampart-area police scandal and how any such review should be constituted.
Councilmember Wax moved that the council adopt the concept of an independent outside inquiry and refer it to the Public Safety Committee for 30 days so that the committee could formulate details (appointments, membership, scope). Wax argued that an outside panel of jurists, legal scholars, clergy and criminal justice experts was necessary to restore public confidence and to examine issues that an internal investigation could not reach, including potential involvement by outside agencies such as the district attorney.
Public comment included support for an outside review. Leonard Shapiro said the independent review was necessary…
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