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(The Guardian) Ron DeSantis suspends elected Florida state attorney Monique Worrell
Florida governor Ron DeSantis suspended the Orlando-area state attorney, Monique Worrell, accusing her of under-prosecuting criminals in her jurisdiction.
Worrell, a Democratic elected official who took office in 2021, was suspended for “dereliction of duty” on crime, DeSantis announced at a press conference in Tallahassee.
An executive order signed by DeSantis and secretary of state Cord Byrd accused Worrell of “systematically” allowing criminals to evade incarceration and pursuing lenient sentences and declining to prosecute certain charges. -- “Prosecutors do have a certain amount of discretion about what cases to bring and which cases to not,” DeSantis said. "But what this state attorney has done is abuse that discretion and effectively nullified certain laws in the state of Florida that breaches her duties that she owes to the people of Florida under our state constitution, and provides the basis for the suspension."
The decision marks the second time DeSantis has suspended a democratically elected prosecutor from office. Both have been Democrats.
Last year, the Florida governor suspended Hillsborough county state attorney, Andrew Warren, after Warren said he would not enforce state restrictions on abortion or gender-related surgery.
Responding to her suspension by Florida governor Ron DeSantis, state attorney Monique Worrell said the move was “simply a smokescreen” for DeSantis’ “failing and disastrous presidential campaign”.
Worrell said: Under this tyranny, elected officials can be removed simply for political purposes and by a whim of the governor. No matter how you feel about me, you should not be OK with that.
Florida governor Ron DeSantis suspended the Orlando-area state attorney, Monique Worrell, accusing her of under-prosecuting criminals in her jurisdiction.
Worrell, a Democratic elected official who took office in 2021, was suspended for “dereliction of duty” on crime, DeSantis announced at a press conference in Tallahassee.
An executive order signed by DeSantis and secretary of state Cord Byrd accused Worrell of “systematically” allowing criminals to evade incarceration and pursuing lenient sentences and declining to prosecute certain charges. -- “Prosecutors do have a certain amount of discretion about what cases to bring and which cases to not,” DeSantis said. "But what this state attorney has done is abuse that discretion and effectively nullified certain laws in the state of Florida that breaches her duties that she owes to the people of Florida under our state constitution, and provides the basis for the suspension."
The decision marks the second time DeSantis has suspended a democratically elected prosecutor from office. Both have been Democrats.
Last year, the Florida governor suspended Hillsborough county state attorney, Andrew Warren, after Warren said he would not enforce state restrictions on abortion or gender-related surgery.
Responding to her suspension by Florida governor Ron DeSantis, state attorney Monique Worrell said the move was “simply a smokescreen” for DeSantis’ “failing and disastrous presidential campaign”.
Worrell said: Under this tyranny, elected officials can be removed simply for political purposes and by a whim of the governor. No matter how you feel about me, you should not be OK with that.
