The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team will look into allegations some Prince George RCMP officers sexually abused Indigenous women
“Such an investigation will take significant resources and ASIRT has been dealing with a file backlog for a number of years,” Ewenson said in an email. “The British Columbia government has offered to provide funding to ASIRT to ensure that ASIRT can bring on additional investigative resources.
“These additional resources will ensure that this investigation is given immediate attention while also ensuring that our organization can continue to serve Albertans and attend to our open investigations in Alberta.” Mike Farnworth, B.C.’s Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, in a file photo from March 7, 2022.Ewenson acknowledged the Prince George probe will be a major piece of work for ASIRT investigators, who are either retired police officers or seconded from active service with other police agencies.Article content
“ASIRT is fully aware of the seriousness of these historical allegations and the necessity to provide answers to the public, and specifically the Indigenous community, that has been impacted by these allegations,” he said.“Until we have reviewed all the materials, a timeline for our investigation cannot be provided, but we are mindful that an investigation needs to be both thorough and also timely.
ASIRT’s role is to investigate cases in which people are killed or seriously injured by Alberta police, as well as serious and sensitive allegations of police misconduct. It has struggled for years to keep up with cases, withThis advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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