LOS ANGELES, March 29, 2012 - Condemning the leak of confidential information to the news media as unlawful and indecent, the Los Angeles Police Protective League today demanded an immediate investigation to determine who divulged the name of a Los Angeles police officer accused of racial profiling.

The call for the investigation came in a strongly-worded letter from LAPPL President Tyler Izen to Los Angeles Police Department Inspector General Alexander A. Bustamante. Izen wrote that "the unlawful disclosure of the confidential information regarding any officer by unscrupulous self-serving individuals has reached a level of indecency so great that we will not stand by and remain silent."

"By their actions," Izen wrote, "these media sources of the Police Department have cloaked (the officer) with a mantle of guilt, which has yet to be determined and belittles the due process protections to which he, and every American, including his accusers, are entitled in this country."

Writing on behalf of the LAPPL Board of Directors, Izen said the Inspector General and the Police Commission should be as concerned about the rights of its employees as they are about the rights of the citizens of Los Angeles.

"The Commission should be as intolerant of those who would abuse an officer’s rights as they are about officers violating the rights of others," he added. "How this issue is treated by the Commission and IG will speak volumes about the quality of their leadership."

Click here to view the letter.

Contact: Paul Haney (626) 755-4759 or Eric Rose (805) 624-0572.

About the LAPPL: Formed in 1923, the Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL) represents the more than 9,900 dedicated and professional sworn members of the Los Angeles Police Department. The LAPPL serves to advance the interests of LAPD officers through legislative and legal advocacy, political action and education. The LAPPL can be found on the Web at www.LAPD.com.