Prosecutor in shooting death of Daunte Wright resigns, citing overall partisan politics and ‘vitriol’ Theresa Braine
The prosecutor on the case of the shooting death of Daunte Wright has resigned, citing “vitriol” and divisive politics that make the job of obtaining justice near impossible.
The resignation of Imran Ali, assistant criminal division chief at the Washington County Attorney’s Office, comes two days after Minnesota announced that state attorney general Keith Ellison would take over the case.
“The last several weeks have been difficult for me and my family,” Ali wrote in a resignation letter dated Monday and published by KARE-11. “The vitriol from some and the infusion of partisan politics by many has made my job difficult to pursue justice.”
MINNEAPOLIS - A prosecutor who was handling the case against a former suburban Minneapolis police officer charged in the fatal shooting of Daunte Wrig.
Prosecutor originally tasked with overseeing Kimberly Potter case resigns
He said vitriol and partisan politics were to blame.
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Hennepin County Sheriff s Office
The prosecutor who was initially tasked with overseeing the criminal case against former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter in the death of Daunte Wright has resigned.
Imran Ali, who had been serving as assistant criminal division chief with the Washington County Attorney s Office, left the job abruptly Monday. In a letter to County Attorney Pete Orput, posted online by the Pioneer Press, Ali wrote he made the decision after a difficult few weeks for he and his family.
Imran Ali cited “vitriol” and “partisan politics.”
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Imran Ali, the Minnesota prosecutor who was co-counsel in the case against former police officer Kim Potter over the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright, reportedly resigned on Monday (May 24).
According to CBS Minnesota, the assistant criminal division chief at the Washington County Attorney’s Office claims “vitriol” and “partisan politics” have made it difficult to pursue justice.
The move comes just days after it was announced that Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison would be taking over the prosecution of Potter.
According to CBS Minnesota, the case was previously being handled by the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, which asked Ellison to take it on.
A prosecutor who was co-counsel in the case against a former suburban Minneapolis police officer charged in the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright resigned Monday, saying “vitriol” and “partisan politics” have made it hard to pursue justice.
The resignation of Imran Ali, the assistant criminal division chief at the Washington County Attorney’s Office, came just days after it was announced that his office would no longer handle prosecution of Kim Potter, the former Brooklyn Center officer who fatally shot Wright, a 20-year-old Black motorist, on April 11. Potter resigned, and the city’s police chief, who has since stepped down, had said he believed Potter meant to use her Taser instead of her handgun.