| For Immediate Release Jul 11, 2001 |
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Charges Dereliction of Duty and Preferential Treatment Toward Politician Condit Asks Internal Affairs Unit to Investigate (Washington, DC) Today, Judicial Watch, the public interest law firm that investigates and prosecutes government abuse and corruption, will file a complaint against D.C. Police Chief Charles Ramsey and his Police Department for dereliction of duty and political favoritism toward Congressman Gary Condit. �It is apparent that Chief Ramsey and his D.C. Police Department, after failing to declare Congressman Condit a suspect and waiting 11 weeks to conduct a search of his condominium, among other matters, laid off Congressman Condit based upon a fear that thoroughly investigating a politician who serves in the House of Representatives � which not coincidently funds the D.C. Police Department � is not good for one�s career,� stated Judicial Watch Chairman and General Counsel Larry Klayman. It is also obvious that Chandra Levy was abducted, most likely by professionals. Her complete disappearance underscores why swift action was needed early on in the case. �Judicial Watch�s motto is that �No one is above the law!� However, particularly in D.C., the privileged class of political elite get special treatment. The conduct of Police Chief Ramsey and the D.C. Police Department is just one example. What is more egregious is the D.C. Police Department, by its inaction, has increased the likelihood that Chandra Levy, if she is ever found, will be found dead,� added Klayman. �Outrageously, not one U.S. Congressman has called for an investigation into the Condit matter, much more for any disciplinary action by the House of Representatives. As a result, Judicial Watch filed a complaint against Congressman Condit yesterday with the House Ethics Committee,� stated Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. CLICK HERE to read the document. | |