Senegal's government accuses Canadian police of 'savagely' beating Ottawa embassy diplomat ottnews ottawa
The Gatineau Police Service in Quebec is responding to an accusation from the government of Senegal that officers beat an on-duty Ottawa diplomat earlier this week.
"During this operation, the Canadian police exercised humiliating physical and moral violence on the diplomat in front of witnesses and in the presence of her minor children," according to the release. "The person resisted arrest and bit a second officer. The person was then brought to the ground to be subdued [and] was detained in the back of the patrol vehicle, under the supervision of a policewoman, until the bailiff carried out his order and the situation returned to calm," the release continued.The police release went on to state that, later that day, shortly after 3 p.m.
CBC News reached out to Global Affairs Canada, who acknowledged the request and said they would reply "as soon as possible."
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