2.īragg said at a virtual news conference Monday that the last time a proceeding took place under the charter provision was about 100 years ago. One of the lawyers representing the petitioners is Alvin Bragg, the widely favored Democratic candidate for Manhattan district attorney in an election now underway in the city. The judicial proceeding is taking place under a provision of the city charter that allows citizens to petition the court for a public inquiry into ″any alleged violation or neglect of duty in relation to the property, government or affairs of the city.″ New York City agreed to pay members of Garner's family nearly $6 million in 2015 to resolve any civil litigation. Officer Daniel Pantaleo, who authorities said used a banned chokehold to restrain Garner, was fired five years later.
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