Hynes’ opponent seeks investigation of DA’s office
The race for Brooklyn District Attorney continues to heat up. Charles Hynes, the current and longtime DA, is up for reelection in 2013, and two challengers have announced their bid to run.
One of the candidates, Kenneth Thompson, is now calling for the New York State Attorney General to review the DA’s Office after Hynes’ office faced a number of wrongful conviction cases over the past few months.
Thompson, famous for representing the hotel housekeeper who accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault, found the several overturned convictions disturbing.
“In order for the people of Brooklyn to have faith in our criminal justice system, DA Hynes must refer overturned convictions to Attorney General [Eric] Schneiderman for review. Or he should explain to the public his refusal to do so. Justice demands nothing less,” Thomson said in a press release.