PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — Two independent observers have been appointed to oversee the investigation of a well-known Mountie in a central Saskatchewan community accused of killing a man found dead in . . .
Police have said the dead man, Braden Herman, knew the officer but was not related to him.
Chief Jonathan Bergen with the Prince Albert Police Service said Friday he asked the Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety to appoint the independent observers, because I felt it was in the public’s interest and this case was sensitive in nature.
The two overseeing the investigation are retired officers from other police services with experience investigating serious crimes, Bergen said.
He added that they are both independent of city police and the RCMP, but would not give any other details about them.
Two observers to oversee investigation of Saskatchewan Mountie charged with murder
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The Saskatchewan Provincial Courthouse in Prince Albert, Sask., Thursday, May 13, 2021. The chief of the Prince Albert Police Service will be providing an update this afternoon on the case of a Mountie accused of killing a 26-year-old man. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kayle Neis
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – Two independent observers have been appointed to oversee the investigation of a well-known Mountie in a central Saskatchewan community accused of killing a man found dead in the woods.
Cpl. Bernie Herman, 53, was charged with first-degree murder after police discovered the body of a 26-year-old man near a park in Prince Albert on Tuesday.
Two observers appointed to oversee investigation of Mountie charged with murder
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The Saskatchewan Provincial Courthouse in Prince Albert, Sask., Thursday, May 13, 2021. The chief of the Prince Albert Police Service will be providing an update this afternoon on the case of a Mountie accused of killing a 26-year-old man. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kayle Neis
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – The chief of the Prince Albert Police Service says the Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice has appointed two independent observers to oversee the investigation into an RCMP officer accused of killing a 26-year-old man.
Police Chief Jonathan Bergen says the observers are retired officers from other forces with experience in investigating serious crimes, but he would not give any other details about them.