Gascón using "weaponized" panel to punish dissident prosecutors

“They are doing this to tarnish my reputation by calling me a racist, which is despicable,” Shea said. “The defense attorney claimed her client wasn’t culpable, but I said, ‘It was like a pack of hyenas on National Geographic … every time the victim turned his back, someone in the group attacked, dragged him away and they beat and robbed him.’

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“Everyone involved in the case, including the victim, is black. They changed the context of my statement to make it look like I am racist, which I am not.” …

Veteran prosecutor John Lewin, who secured the conviction of real estate scion Robert Durst, told The Post he has also been flagged to the Equity Oversight Panel.

When he asked why he was being reviewed, he was informed he had been reported over social media posts, which apparently had racial overtones, charges which he strongly denies.

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