Los Angeles County prosecutor Jason Lustig alleged that District Attorney George Gascón retaliated against him and others by demoting them after recent recall efforts,
L.A. County prosecutor Jason Lustig says he was demoted from his position for criticizing controversial District Attorney George Gascon.A Los Angeles County prosecutor said Monday he was effectively demoted from his position after publicly criticizing progressive District Attorney George Gascón.
"This past Thursday, I was informed, without any prior notice, that I was being transferred from my current position as the assistant head deputy district attorney in the Long Beach courthouse to be a non-supervisory trial deputy at the downtown Los Angeles courthouse," Jason Lustig told host Julie Banderas on""My commute went from seven miles one way to 30 miles one way. My title and supervisory status have been taken away…" he added.
Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon on Tuesday defended his policies amid criticism following reports that the deceased suspect accused of killing two El Monte, California, police officers, was out on probation. Lustig said his current title of trial deputy in the major narcotics division is one he initially held as a grade two deputy district attorney in 1994.Boxes of signatures The Recall George Gascon campaign dropped off at the Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters office.
Lustig said he could"no longer remain silent" after the beginning of the second recall against Gascón, saying he and others had been"suffering" in the office and"I couldn't remain silent anymore. I needed to exercise my First Amendment right and inform the public of what was going on," he said, later adding,"I'm not backing down."
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