Saskatchewan’s PCC reports 33% annual increase in complaints against police officers
, has increased by about 33 per cent in the 2020-21 fiscal year from a year ago.
“COVID-19 has caused immense hardship for the entire province. The added stress caused by public health concerns has been sustained for a lengthy period of time and all persons, including the police, have been affected,” it read in PCC’s report. Of the 246 complaints in 2020-21, three were substantiated and 12 were unsubstantiated. Seventy-eight have been considered to be unfounded, 27 have been withdrawn while 89 have not yet been completed.“The PCC has raised concerns in the past about the inappropriate exercise of police powers and some of these concerns persist,” the report read.
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