The two officers who allegedly violated the NYPD’s use of force policy for driving into a crowd of protesters in May 2020 could face lesser penalties than they might have in the past.

They are currently on administrative trial and Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell is proposing changes to the NYPD’s disciplinary guidelines.

In an internal memo obtained by NY1, Sewell said she reduced or dismissed dozens of penalties recommended by the Civilian Complaint Review Board.

“This year, I have found it necessary to overrule a number of CCRB penalty recommendations because they were manifestly unfair to the officers under review,” Sewell wrote in the memo.

She also wrote that changes to the NYPD disciplinary guidelines would soon be shared publicly. The memo did not include details of those changes.

At a CCRB meeting on Wednesday, the board addressed the commissioner’s memo.

“Thirty years ago, this city wrote into law a civilian board should investigate allegations of police conduct because the police shouldn’t police themselves,” Arva Rice, CCRB Interim Chair, said. “We will continue to work with the NYPD to improve the disciplinary process and look forward to conversations on how to improve the matrix.”

However union officials say they’re on board with the potential changes.

“I think it’s a long time coming,” Paul DiaGiacomo, president of the Detectives’ Endowment Association, said. “I mean, penalties on members of the NYPD are higher than any other profession and there is more oversight in the NYPD than any other profession.

DiaGiacomo said there were a number of detectives injured during the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020 and that the city should focus on the protesters instead of the officers.

“All we do is follow the orders that are given to us by City Hall, and then to condemn us for doing what we were told to do, I feel is unfair and inequitable,” he said.

Sewell has not yet said when the proposed changes would be released to the public.

NY1 has not received comment from the NYPD or City Hall.