Release Interior OIG Report on Marlene Braun’s Death
To: Secretary of the Interior, Kenneth Salazar
Sponsored by: The Living Trust of Marlene A. Braun and Friends
In this petition, we seek to get full access to the United States Department of Interior’s Office of the Inspector General’s Report on the suicide of Marlene Braun on May 2, 2005. An interim report came out a year and a half after Marlene Braun killed herself, but the supporting documents and testimony were never released and are being “redacted.” Recently, President Obama opened presidential papers for review. The White House FOIA memo states that government “should not keep information confidential merely because public officials might be embarrassed by disclosure, because errors and failures might be revealed, or because of speculative or abstract fears.” In addition, agencies should take affirmative steps to make information public.
We the undersigned respectfully request that the full report with testimony be released to those who have requested it, including the Los Angeles Times and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, as well as The Living Trust of Marlene A, Braun.
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Justice for Marlene Braun
1 Comment
January 29, 2009 at 1:47 pm
For too long the Dept. of Interior has operated under a “culture of fear,” and this phrase comes from an internal report done under the Bush admin! When Ms. Braun died, many good civil servants were being abused, fired, tormented, etc. The testimony needs to be made public.