The two officers admitted that in April 2017 they had not been authorized to watch then-environment minister Shannon Phillips while she met with people in a diner to discuss restricting off-road vehicles in a new park in the Castle region
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“The actions for which these officers – Sgt. Jason Carrier and Cst. Keon Woronuk – were disciplined cannot be excused,” Woods said in a statement Tuesday.“The fact that they admitted to the charges of misconduct indicates that they acknowledge this reality. The two admitted that in April 2017 they had not been authorized to watch then-environment minister Phillips while she met with people in a diner to discuss a new park in the Castle region.Hearing notes say both officers had a shared interest in off-roading there.
On Monday, she said: “It’s terrifying that law enforcement would abuse their power and contravene my rights in this way.” An agreed statement of facts submitted at the disciplinary hearing, and posted by CHAT News, indicates that Carrier was on duty but on a meal break on April 17, 2017, when Phillips entered the Chef Stella Diner in Lethbridge to meet with stakeholders on the Castle region changes.Carrier texted Woronuk, and soon after Woronuk attended the restaurant.
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