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Terminated NYPD Officer Suing Over Denied Religious Exemption
Unvaccinated and terminated NYPD police officer Marjel Kola, with his "Cop of the Month" certificate of service achievement on August 8, 2022. Dave Paone/The Epoch Times
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By Dave Paone
8/8/2022Updated: 8/8/2022
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NEW YORK—Marjel Kola was living the American dream. After attending college in Italy, he emigrated to the United States from his home country of Albania at age 22. He joined the New York Police Department at 33. He and his wife own their own house in the suburbs.

But the dream came to an end when he was denied a religious exemption from the City of New York’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination and was ultimately terminated.

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