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Azra Taslimi
Coverage of Azra Taslimi in the Nexus archive.
- Polis terminates clemency board members who revealed he defied their recommendation for Tina Peters
Colorado Governor Jared Polis terminated two clemency board members for disclosing he ignored their unanimous recommendation to reject Tina Peters' clemency application. The board members, Hannah Seigel Proff and Azra Taslimi, criticized the decision as unequal justice, while Polis cited a confidentiality breach as the reason for their removal.
- Gov. Jared Polis fires clemency board members who spoke out about Tina Peters decision
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis fired two members of his clemency advisory board for publicly disclosing their votes regarding the commutation of Tina Peters' sentence. Peters was convicted of election-related crimes and released after her sentence was commuted in May, sparking criticism from Democrats and the state party.