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Kamelamela: Okay. <br />CHAIR: Item number one. It states Manago admits to the allegations in <br />paragraph one of the Petition. <br />Kamelamela: Yeah, that's the name and address and telephone number. <br />CHAIR: Okay... that was... I guess part of the discussion here to understand <br />what it was, okay. <br />Kamelamela: Yeah, `cause that's the only thing that we could admit to. <br />CHAIR: Okay, thank you. Everybody understand that. <br />Kamelamela: That's paragraph number one. <br />CHAIR: Sometimes, sir, just to clear the air, us non - lawyers we looking at <br />Allegations and I don't see allegations in that paragraph, so that's <br />why... it's good. Thank you. Go on sir. <br />Kamelamela: Good morning Chair and members of the Board of Ethics. My <br />name is Joseph Kamelamela. I'm a Deputy Corporation Counsel. <br />Sitting to the left of me is Dwight Manago who I am representing in <br />this situation. We kinda have our hands tied behind our back here, <br />all because besides Mr. deSilva filing this ethics complaint, he, from <br />what I understand has also filed a criminal complaint alleging <br />violation of counsel. And because of that, I advised my client that <br />he has a right to remain silent. And that right, I believe is a right <br />that should be respected because we actually do a lot of making <br />these statements that may be taken out of context. And we believe <br />that what we see here is really a complaint that I'll consider <br />retaliatory because of we basically philosophical differences about <br />how the things should be done. It's something that shouldn't be <br />brought before the Board of Ethics... a complaint like this. I know <br />that Judge deSilva had said that he's a watchdog, but, you know, <br />there's a limit that we should receive in certain kinds of things and <br />one of the most important things to remember to me... I mean, our <br />concern too is that, here we have an honorable man who's been on <br />the Police Commission for at least four years and has continued to <br />serve the Police Commission and the Police Department the way <br />that would benefit a community. Not just him, but the community <br />at- large. So I find the complaint, although it has a lot of allegations, <br />to be defamatory, to be inflammatory, that there's really no <br />productive matter when it comes to furthering the business of the <br />Police Commission. Because what is here so far, is that yes, <br />15 <br />