The suit alleges RCMP leadership knew Amber Bracken was on assignment for The Narwhal inside the area and yet front-line Mounties did not verify her repeated claims she was a journalist as they were arresting her
A photojournalist and The Narwhal media outlet are suing the RCMP over her arrest and three-night detention while covering the Wet’suwet’en pipeline standoff in November, 2021, with the plaintiffs saying they want to stop Mounties from further alleged breaches of reporters’ Charter rights at contentious demonstrations.
“What happens in Wet’suwet’en territory continues to be critically important, with newsworthy events intersecting energy, environment, Indigenous rights and policing.” The officers told her a judge could decide and drove her to a nearby detachment. It was a Friday afternoon, leading to her spending the weekend in the cells of two RCMP detachments before being released by a judge in Prince George the following Monday afternoon, according to the lawsuit.for her image of a memorial on Tk’emlups te Secwepemc land, and documentary filmmaker Michael Toledano sparked an outcry over press freedom and heavy-handedness from the RCMP.
None of the allegations have been proven in court and The Globe and Mail did not receive a substantial reaction to the lawsuit Monday from any of the defendants, which are the attorney-general of Canada, the provincial government, and three unnamed front-line Mounties.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Photojournalist, news organization file lawsuit against RCMP over arrestCanadian photojournalist Amber Bracken and news organization the Narwhal have filed a lawsuit against the RCMP.
Read more »
Photojournalist, news organization file lawsuit against RCMP over 2021 arrest - Terrace StandardLawsuit seeks a court declaration that Amanda Bracken’s constitutional rights unlawfully breached
Read more »
'I felt kidnapped,' says journalist suing RCMP for alleged wrongful arrestAmber Bracken was reporting from Wet\u0027suewet\u0027en territory on protests over the construction of a pipeline by Coastal GasLink.
Read more »
'I felt kidnapped,' says journalist suing RCMP for alleged wrongful arrest at northern B.C. pipeline protestAmber Bracken was reporting from Wet\u0027suwet\u0027en territory on protests over the construction of a pipeline by Coastal GasLink.
Read more »
Woman shot by RCMP after ‘arrest altercation’ east of Calgary, ASIRT investigating - Calgary | Globalnews.caRCMP said a woman was shot by an officer after an altercation broke out during her arrest. The family of the woman spoke to Global News and said they want answers.
Read more »