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The Quebec Police Ethics Committee has handed down 60-day suspensions without pay the maximum possible under the law to two Montreal police officers who falsely accused a 21-year-old man who was so traumatized by their behaviour, he abandoned his own police training.
In a May 16 decision, the committee ruled Constable Nicolas Morin violated the police ethics code when he used excessive force during an altercation with David Simard and later made unjus... Read more
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15 November 2006
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Police who posed with prisoner
Vancouver police have launched an internal investigation of five of its officers over a controversial photograph of a prisoner at a lockup in the city.
The photo, taken more than a week ago, has not been released, but police say it shows four officers posing with a man they had just arrested.
The suspect is wearing a white prison jumpsuit, is said to look distressed and has an injury to his face that he suffered during his arrest.
Police say one of the officers is holding the man by his head or neck, and all of the officers are smiling.
'Questionable conduct'
Police Chief Jamie Graham ordered the inquiry after a tip from one of his own officers, said Insp. Rollie Woods, who heads up the unit that handles internal investigations.
"This type of photo is not authorized under police procedure. And the department strongly disapproves of what appears to be questionable conduct on the part of our officers."
He said the man in the jumpsuit has a lengthy criminal record for breaking and entering, is considered dangerous and resisted arrest.
Woods said the three constables and a sergeant in the photo and the constable behind the camera are under investigation for possible assault, assault causing bodily harm, abuse of authority and conduct unbecoming an officer.
When he was asked by reporters whether the photo of the suspect may have been taken as a "trophy," he said he didn't know what the motivation was.
Officers 'frustrated,' says union
The president of the Vancouver Police Union, Tom Stamatakis, says the prisoner's criminal past may make the internal investigation hard to take for some officers.
"I think it's probably fair to say that our officers generally are quite frustrated with some of these individuals, and that's probably why officers may react with some frustration."
But Stamatakis added that it's important to ensure police officers behave in a professional manner.
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