Jay Chalke says he’s received several complaints to his office and discovered that there is no body appointed to investigate allegations of misconduct arising from the city lockups where RCMP offic…
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s ombudsperson is raising a red flag about detention cells policed by RCMP, saying there’s an oversight gap.
Chalke says in a statement that staff at the cells of provincial municipal forces are subject to discipline under the Police Act, but there’s no such oversight for jail guards under the jurisdiction of the Mounties because they aren’t RCMP officers. Chalke says the allegations weren’t verified or investigated because there is no independent body able to look into the complaints.The ombudsperson has relayed his concerns to a legislative committee that is reviewing the police complaints process and says he already raised the problem with the Ministry of Public Safety.
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