The official’s lawyer demands his reinstatement

One of the police officers involved in the arrest of Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill was placed on “administrative duties” Sunday while the Miami-Dade Police Department investigates his actions.

Now the official’s lawyers argue that such a step was “premature” and are demanding that their client be reinstated in his usual position.

“We are calling for our client's immediate reinstatement and a full, thorough and objective investigation, as Director Daniels has also requested,” attorneys Ignacio Alvarez and Israel Reyes said in a press release Tuesday. “Our client will not comment until that investigation is complete and the facts are fully revealed.”

The press release did not name or otherwise identify the officer under investigation, and a spokesperson for one of the law firms representing him, ALGO, declined to provide further information about the officer or give a reason for his anonymity.

Spokespeople for the Miami-Dade Police Department did not immediately respond to questions about the officer and his attorneys' request to reinstate him.

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Department Chief Stephanie Daniels said in a statement Sunday that she had opened an investigation into the officer through the Internal Affairs Division. She said she was “committed to transparency and accountability to the community in every situation involving my officers.”