The lead sponsor of legislation to create a special commission tasked with reviewing complaints of misconduct against the state’s prosecutors called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo and lawmakers Friday to reverse a court-approved stipulation and begin appointments to the panel.

Assemblyman Nick Perry, D-Brooklyn, said during a press conference Friday that Cuomo and leaders in the state Legislature should break an agreement in the litigation that prevents them from appointing members as long as they don’t defend the law in court.

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