The American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska is calling for an investigation into an Alaskan official over controversial tweets discovered by The Guardian news outlet.
ACLU spokesperson, Megan Edge, wants a “transparent and timely” investigation into assistant attorney general Matthias Cicotte, according to The Guardian.
The Guardian reported on Wednesday Cicotte was going by the name J Reuben Clark on Twitter to post controversial tweets.
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Although the tweets have been deleted, The Guardian states the tweets included calls for violence against left-wing groups, execution for those who perform gender reassignment surgeries and summary imprisonment for Black Lives Matter protesters.
“The department of law takes the allegations raised here seriously, and we uphold the dignity and respect of all individuals and ask that all of our employees do the same,” Alaska’s deputy attorney general, Cori Mills, told the outlet.
“Having just learned about this late last week, we are gathering information and conducting a review. Since this involves personnel issues, we are very limited in our ability to comment further,” Mills added.
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A person close to the matter told The Guardian that Cicotte had his caseload removed after the tweets were discovered.
The tweets were “horrific and bigoted” and the investigation should be “transparent and timely, as we cannot afford a government that operates under a cloak of secrecy,” Edge said.
The Hill has reached out to the ACLU and Alaska’s attorney general’s office for comment.