New York’s largest police union is demanding that the head of the city’s police watchdog group step down because of an alleged rules violation, The Post has learned.
Civilian Complaint Review Board Chair Mohammad Khalid is violating the City Charter by holding a seat on Staten Island Community Board 2, the Police Benevolent Association claims. The CCRB investigates complaints against police officers and makes disciplinary recommendations to the police commissioner.
“Your appointment at the same time that you serve a New York City community board is not only a direct violation of the City Charter, it defies all appearances or expectations of fairness for police officers who are subject to CCRB,” the PBA wrote in letters to Khalid, Mayor Eric Adams and the Staten Island City Council Delegation.
“Willful disregard for these rules represents a gross double standard, signaling that CCRB Board members do not hold themselves to the same rigorous standards to which they purport to hold police officers.”
The letter, which was dated Friday, goes on to claim the “undisclosed conflict of interest” invalidates the CCRB’s disciplinary recommendations since Khalid’s appointment last year.
“To remedy these violations and restore integrity in CCRB’s decision-making process, you must resign from the agency immediately,” the letter concludes.
The CCRB didn’t respond to a request for comment.
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