The Detroit Police Officers Association is asking a Wayne County Circuit Court judge to place a temporary injunction on a new city ordinance that requires the release of body and dash cam footage of a police officer causing great bodily harm to the public within 30 days of the incident.

The police union contends the new law can lead to the public release of identifiable images and information of police officers, potentially endangering their lives, according to a lawsuit filed Monday in Wayne County Circuit Court.

The city's Corporation Counsel Conrad Mallett said Wednesday the police union is misinterpreting the new ordinance.

"Either the DPOA did not thoroughly read the ordinance, or they simply misunderstand it," Mallet said in a statement to The Detroit News. "This could have been s

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