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No Phoenix officers will be disciplined after protesters falsely charged as gang members
https://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/investigations/protest-arrests/no-phoenix-officers-will-be-disciplined-after-protesters-falsely-charged-as-gang-membersPHOENIX — The Phoenix Police Department will not discipline any officers for their roles in a massive city scandal where officials invented a fake gang and then falsely charged protesters as members back in 2020.
In a press release, the department wrote that six officers were internally investigated with Chief Matt Giordano ultimately determining that three violated policy.
However, sources tell ABC15 all three officers who violated policy are now retired and can’t be disciplined.
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The scandal largely began following the arrest of a group of 17 protesters on October 21, 2020. In the days after the arrest, Phoenix officers and county prosecutors colluded to invent a gang and then falsely charge the protesters as members.
In a press release, the department wrote that six officers were internally investigated with Chief Matt Giordano ultimately determining that three violated policy.
However, sources tell ABC15 all three officers who violated policy are now retired and can’t be disciplined.
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The scandal largely began following the arrest of a group of 17 protesters on October 21, 2020. In the days after the arrest, Phoenix officers and county prosecutors colluded to invent a gang and then falsely charge the protesters as members.
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