DENVER — In a surprise testimony before Colorado legislators on Wednesday, Brittany Iriart took to a microphone amid the debate over a proposed police reform bill and claimed the discipline process for deputies is broken.

“I’m seeing that more and more officer misconduct is being covered up. All at the expense of the public safety,” Iriart told the House Finance Committee.

Iriart has worked as a citizen investigator within the Public Integrity Unit under Denver’s Department of Public Safety for three years. She investigates misconduct and will pass along her findings, which are then used by the department of safety to administer discipline.

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“What we have learned is that Denver is covering up excessive uses of force, absolving its sheriff’s deputies of any responsibility even when the facts justify termination. Instead of addressing this egregious misconduct, Denver is once again trying to shift blame onto the whistleblower. This response is a page out of the Trump administration’s playbook. What is worse, Denver’s response ignores the serious safety threat to the public while attempting to denigrate the one person willing to stand up and speak out.” --Laura Wolf, attorney

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