Innocence, guilt and the police department
Yves Boisvert points out that the police chief’s apology Friday to Mamadi Camara mentioned the inconveniences they had caused him, and says what happened to Camara was not inconvenience, it was injustice.
La Presse talked to a man who claims he witnessed the attack on the policeman but, while he’s pretty clear about what he saw, and that it absolves Mr Camara, it gets no closer to identifying the attacker.
Justin Trudeau said Friday that he’s concerned about the wrongful arrest. The item doesn’t point out a relevant fact: Trudeau is MP for the riding where the attack took place, so he’s speaking up as MP as well as prime minister.
I’m curious what the police chief police brotherhood president means about Mayor Plante interfering with the police. In law, who are the police answerable to, if not the elected representatives of the people?
DavidH 19:10 on 2021-02-06 Permalink
That’s the police brotherhood’s president in the last item, not the police chief.
My guess is it’s a pre-emptive move to defend whichever of his members will get blamed by the upcoming inquiry. The department’s defense will be by the city’s lawyers. The City publicly taking a stance against its own employees certainly does not guarantee that its prosecutors will feel free to fully defend the employee in question when the time comes.
ant6n 19:39 on 2021-02-06 Permalink
Wait, Trudeau actually knows what riding he’s MP for?
Kate 20:06 on 2021-02-06 Permalink
DavidH: thanks for the clarification. Reading too fast.
ant6n: yes, he does.