Lt. Gen Steven Whelan arrives to court in Gatineau, Que., on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
The country's military police watchdog is launching a high-level investigation into an allegation by the force's former head of HR that his sexual misconduct case was handled incompetently.Lt. Gen. Steven Whelan was charged by military police in 2022 with two counts of conduct to the prejudice of good order and discipline. Military prosecutors dropped the charges during his court martial in 2023.
Military Police Complaints Commission of Canada chairperson Tammy Tremblay called Whelan's allegations "significant" when she announced her decision to launch a public interest investigation — the second-highest level of probe below public hearings.
Whelan's "pulling no punches" and "will name names," Millar said, adding the book will expose "how the chain of command and political players worked behind the scenes to take him down with a false allegation." Whelan also accused the military of failing to properly investigate "media leaks" about his case during the military police investigation to determine if his rights were violated.
Millar said he's pleased the commission is looking into what he called "the abusive process allegations."
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