(LOS ANGELES, CA – 05/24/2024) – The Better Los Angeles Space workplace of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) and the Islamic Shura Council of Southern California immediately condemned Los Angeles Police Division (LAPD) Assistant Chief ) Blake Chow after he attended an occasion to honor Israeli troopers.
Assistant Chief Chow's alleged social media posts present him posing with an Israeli navy officer on the occasion and proclaiming his tacit help for the Israeli navy.
In a press release, CAIR-LA Government Director Hussam Ayloush stated:
“It’s deeply troubling {that a} rating member of the regulation enforcement physique tasked with defending all Angelinos, together with Palestinians, Arabs and Muslims, would attend an occasion in help of a overseas military that commit genocide. Up to now seven months, Israel has killed greater than 35,000 Palestinian civilians, most of them ladies and youngsters, and numerous human rights organizations have attested that the Israeli navy is committing battle crimes and crimes in opposition to humanity. in Gaza.
“His presence sends a transparent message that Assistant Chief Chow has misplaced credibility to worth, and impartially serve, the Palestinian, Arab and Muslim communities in Los Angeles. That is notably troubling given the current improve in hatred towards these communities.
“We demand that Assistant Chief Chow not be thought-about for the position of Chief of Police of the LAPD and that he be faraway from any position that might jeopardize the belief and security of any Los Angeles neighborhood. Angeles”.
CAIR-LA and the Shura Council despatched a letter to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and the LAPD Board of Police Commissioners demanding that:
1. Assistant Chief Chow is not thought-about the position of LAPD chief of police.
2. Assistant Chief Chow be faraway from his position overseeing the Bureau of Particular Operations and Counter-Terrorism, the Bureau of Transit, the Bureau of Detectives, and the Group of Planning the 2028 Olympics.
3. Assistant Chief Chow makes a public apology asserting his help for a overseas navy and acknowledges why such a press release is problematic and dangerous for a lot of Angelenos.
CAIR-LA is Southern California's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy group. Its mission is to boost understanding of Islam, shield civil rights, promote justice and empower American Muslims.
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CONTACT: CAIR-LA Communications Coordinator Madi Morse-Hameed, mmorse-hameed@cair.com
