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DATE: SUNDAY, July 17, 1994                   TAG: 9407170041
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A3   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: LOS ANGELES                                LENGTH: Short

POLICE FIRE 1 LA OFFICER WHO BEAT KING

A police officer who kicked Rodney King has been fired, a month after a disciplinary panel ruled he used excessive force during the videotaped beating.

Police Chief Willie Williams signed the order firing Theodore Briseno on Thursday. The 12-year veteran was suspended without pay following the March 3, 1991, beating of King, a black motorist caught after a chase.

Harland Braun, one of Briseno's lawyers, who represented Briseno in the federal trial, said he was fired in retaliation for breaking the "code of silence" and testifying against fellow officers. - Associated Press

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