The Metropolitan King County Council appointed Chicago lawyer Tamer Abouzeid as the new Offices of Law Enforcement Oversight (OLEO)’s director.
Abouzeid is expected to begin his new duties on Sept. 20 2021. These will include principally acting as an adviser on such subjects as police reform. The announcement of his appointment was made on Tuesday.
“I am excited about my appointment as director of OLEO and even more excited about the direction in which the King County Council is moving when it comes to public safety,” Abouzeid commented in an email, according to the Seattle Times .
“I look forward to working with the Council,” Abouzeid went on, “with OLEO’s amazing staff, with [the King County Sheriff’s Office], and, most of all, with the richly diverse communities that call King County home.”Abouzeid’s has been t he staff attorney for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) since Aug. 2020. CAIR once demanded a […]
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