Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said he had raised concerns about Bernardo\u0027s transfer directly to Anne Kelly, the federal corrections commissioner
Tim Danson, a lawyer representing their families, said he was notified last week that Bernardo had been transferred, but the federal correctional service refused to provide a reason for the move, or details of the killer’s custody conditions, citing his rights under the federal Privacy Act.
Mendicino said Monday he believes Canadians deserve a justification for Bernardo’s relocation. “That is absolutely an important question that needs to be answered.” Bernardo was also convicted of manslaughter in the December 1990 death of 15-year-old Tammy Homolka, who died after being drugged and sexually assaulted by Bernardo and her older sister, Karla Homolka, who at the time married to Bernardo.Article content
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday he understood how “shocked and appalled” Canadians were at the decision to move Bernardo and he suggested concerns about the transparency of the decision would be part of Mendicino’s conversations with the commissioner. “He should be in a maximum-security institution,” he said. “The government should review any powers it has to reverse this ridiculous decision. Mr. Bernardo is a monster and he belongs in maximum security.”
“Then for me to have to tell them as their lawyer and their friend, ‘I’m afraid I have no answers for you because of Bernardo’s privacy rights,”‘ he said.
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