REGINA --
The Saskatchewan government introduced a new civilian-led independent police oversight model Monday.
The Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) will investigate serious incidents involving police officers in the province, like sexual assault, serious injury or death in police custody.
Justice Minister and Attorney General Gordon Wyant said the province will start looking to appoint an executive director right away.
“We hope to have the executive director in place by July 1,” Wyant said. “We’re looking for someone that has some legal experience, someone who’s experienced in police work, perhaps someone that has experience in administrative law or somebody’s that legally trained.”