Québec’s police complaint system is about to be severely weakened as third parties are no longer able to submit complaints to the ethics commissioner. As Alexandre Popovic explains, while third-party complaints represent a small fraction of the files submitted, they have a much higher chance of leading to a sanction against police officers.
Two Montreal police officers who were sanctioned for lying to investigators are appealing the disciplinary ruling, saying evidence against them should be inadmissible. They say they were not told their statements could be held against them.
Two Montreal police officers who lied about being aware of a man's medical condition before he died in custody in 2017 have been suspended for 22 days without pay. The Quebec police ethics committee said lying to protect personal interests jeopardizes integrity.
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A scathing report by the police ethics committee has found that two Montreal police officers blatantly lied to independent investigators about the death of a detained man in 2017.