Explosive allegations of racism, homophobia, and religious intolerance inside the San Francisco Police Department.

The allegations are being made by one of San Francisco police’s own officers.

The officer followed protocol and made a report to internal affairs.

KRON4’s Haaizq Madyun was there when the officer decided to blow the whistle publicly about the alleged misconduct.

“I experienced racial and religious harassment, and also witnessed blatant misconduct against citizens,” the unidentified officer said. “I reported it. That’s my duty as a police officer. Since making a complaint, I have been labeled a rat, singled out by my colleagues, and I now fear for my safety.”

This San Francisco police officer is reading a statement alleging that he was the target of retaliation. He says it happened after blowing the whistle, claiming he experienced racism and religious harassment by some of his fellow officers here at the central station.

Out of concern about his safety, he asked not to reveal his identity.

“And the department has done nothing to protect me,” the officer said.

The officer says that he is a Muslim, whose national origin is Afghanistan.

He began his employment with San Francisco police in Jun. 16, a year later his trouble began

“Last June, I was transferred to Central Station,” the officer said. “That’s when I experienced blatant racism and bigotry toward me by some officers and sergeants. They also expressed their contempt towards other minorities. I told them many times that their racist comments and actions towards me needed to stop. When their behavior escalated, that’s when I decided to make a formal complaint to HR. Some of my superiors advised me not to complain and look the other way because a complaint would make matters worse for me. But I couldn’t look the other way, due to the nonstop harassment. I made the formal complaint, and as a result, they are now investigating me.”

Not only that, but he says confidential information from his internal affairs complaint was leaked to the officers accused of harassment.

“I am making my complaint public today only because I have lost faith in the SFPD’s internal investigation process,” the officer said. “I also want to change the department’s long, documented history of intimidating whistleblowers.”

According to this city and county of San Francisco equal employment opportunity complaint, the officer is not seeking a lawsuit–at least not right now.

According to the complaint, he is requesting the alleged officers receive cultural and sensitivity training in addition to updating the academy curriculum with middle eastern cultural studies.

Here is the full statement from San Francisco police:

The San Francisco Police Department takes the allegations presented today very seriously. The department was made aware of these allegations in November, 2017 and immediately initiated an investigation. There are currently three ongoing investigations by SFPD and the City’s Department of Human Resources. SFPD will thoroughly investigate all alleged misconduct uncovered during these investigations which implicates any member of this department.

In the past three years, SFPD has implemented a number of measures to ensure all members of the public and our department are treated with respect and dignity. The department has instituted implicit bias and procedural justice training for all sworn and civilian members; implemented best practices recommendations from the U.S. Department of Justice; instituted electronic audits of communications; entered into agreements with academic partners to analyze vehicle stops and the use of force; and launched the Not On My Watch campaign to promote improved relations between officers and the public. We are committed to providing just, transparent, unbiased and responsive policing and will continue to build and maintain trust with the communities we serve.

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