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B.C. police complaint commissioner 'frustrated' by lack of Police Act changes |
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British Columbia News
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Monday, 10 November 2008 06:35 |
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The Canadian Press
VANCOUVER, B.C. - B.C.'s police complaint commissioner says he's frustrated changes haven't been made to provincial legislation to allow for harsher discipline against officers found guilty of misconduct.
Dirk Ryneveld said the province has failed to make changes recommended almost two years ago that would improve the police complaints process in the province.
"If I sound a bit frustrated, you can understand why," said Ryneveld.
Former B.C. Appeal Court judge Joe Wood wrote a report for the solicitor general's office in February 2007 that included 91 recommendations, including far stiffer penalties for officers that had substantiated misconduct complaints against them. To read the rest of the article: http://www.metronews.ca/vancouver/canada/article/138410
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