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The 21-member commission and its three appointed co-chairs also asked Seattle police Chief Adrian Diaz to 'immediately engage in a workgroup' to 'address repeated concerns with the culture of policing and police practices' at Seattle Police Department
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Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. The Seattle Community Police Commission has recommended the city police chief to relieve from duty and withhold pay for an officer under investigation for joking about and downplaying the death of a 23-year-old Indian student when an overspeeding police car driven by another officer struck her. World News | Police Officer Should Be Put on Unpaid Leave for Comments About Indian Student's Death in Seattle: Police Commission.
An SPD spokesperson declined to comment Wednesday on the CPC's recommendation, referencing a previous statement about the body-camera video. The SPOG has said Auderer's statements were taken out of context and that he was mocking lawyers and a legal system that places monetary value on human life.
Jaahnavi Kandula was hit by a police vehicle driven by Officer Kevin Dave when she was crossing a street on January 23 this year.