After learning that District Attorney Larry Krasner will not seek the death penalty for the alleged killer of Temple Police Officer Christopher Fitzgerald – and refused to even meet with his family – state representative candidate Aizaz Gill called on the state Senate to move forward on the impeachment of Krasner, as well as for a special prosecutor to take over the case.
“How many more examples of Larry Krasner’s pro-criminal, soft-on-crime agenda do we need until our state senators do the right thing and put the safety of Philadelphia families first? There are no more excuses they can give for not moving forward on impeaching Larry Krasner,” Gill said.
Gill has been a proponent of impeaching Krasner throughout his campaign and said that this latest news is the “straw that should break the camel’s back for the politicians in Harrisburg.”
“Krasner’s latest failure to stand up to a cop-killing criminal is more proof he needs to be impeached if we want to make Philadelphia safe,” Gill said. “Every police officer, every citizen deserves to know that our district attorney is on their side but it is now more clear than ever that Larry Krasner is not. Since he continues to refuse to do his job or quit, it is time for action on impeachment.”
Gill is also calling for the Fitzgerald case to be taken over by recently appointed Special Prosecutor Michael Untermeyer.
“Larry Krasner continues to defy common sense and common decency. His refusal to even meet with Officer Fitzgerald’s family proves he is following a political agenda instead of being a prosecutor. This case would be better served by the special prosecutor, and the attorney general’s office should take it over now,” Gill said.
Fitzgerald was murdered within 500 feet of a SEPTA location and under a recently passed law, the state attorney general has the power to prosecute crimes on SEPTA properties. Untermeyer is the prosecutor named by the attorney general to handle these cases.
Gill, a Republican, faces Democrat Sean Dougherty in the 172nd Legislative District race. ••
