Nashville's First Kurdish Cop Was Gangster: Report

NASHVILLE, TN -- When Jiyayi Suleyman joined the Metro Police in 2012, he became the first member of Nashville's large Kurdish community to become a police officer.

Now, Suleyman is off the force, as an investigation revealed he is a member of the violent, drug-dealing Kurdish Pride gang.According to a file obtained by WSMV, Suleyman illegally accessed the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's computer system to check on other members of the gang.

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According to the file, Suleyman was seen hanging out with known gang members at House of Kabab, a popular hangout among the city's Kurdish community, the largest in the world outside of Kurdistan.

Suleyman continued to associate with those gangsters even after they were arrested on gun and drug charges, according to WSMV. Investigators also found photos of Suleyman flashing the Kurdish Pride gang sign and wearing the group's colors before he joined the force.

Metro Police told the station they could not comment due to an ongoing criminal investigation.

See more at WSMV.

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