Hassan Aden

As assistant monitor, he will help audit and assess consent decree compliance.

In the wake of the forced departure of Ayesha Bell Hardaway from the Cleveland Police Monitoring team—the outside agency that examines Cleveland’s progress under the federal consent decree—two prominent Black organizations are calling for the monitor himself to be replaced.

Updated: 9:15 p.m., Monday, July 13, 2020 Cleveland’s former safety director failed to follow the consent decree when disciplining police officers, handing down light punishments without sufficient rationale, the monitor of the federal police reform agreement said in a Monday court filing.