Thursday, February 12, 2009

Police complaints unit will have no policemen in it

Read storyA proposed Police Complaints Inspectorate will have the power to request documents and call witnesses.

The group would include five people appointed by the Governor General. Except for one person, who may be a retired officer, policemen are barred from the group as is anyone who been elected to a political office within 5 years.

One group member is expected to be an attorney with at least ten years of experience.

The proposed Inspectorate is part of the Police Force Act 2009 currently being debated in the Senate.

-Full Story in The Tribune here (Page A01)


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