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Anton pans Robertson over riot RCMP Chief Supt. Janice Armstrong speaks to media Thursday after four Surrey Six investigators were charged for improper conduct.
Mayor should acknowledge accountability for post-Game 7 chaos, says councillor Preparations appeared lacking, she adds {page 2}
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Surrey Six cops charged Four investigators are accused of illegal conduct RCMP admit these charges are ‘the last thing’ that the victims’ families should be dealing with right now MATT KIELTYKA
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Four RCMP investigators on the infamous Surrey Six case are now facing criminal charges for their conduct. Special prosecutor Christopher Considine approved charges against Sgt. Derek Brassington, Staff Sgt. David Attew, Cpl. Paul Johnston and Cpl. Danny Michaud by way of direct indictment Wednesday. “There’s no question this is the last thing (the victims’) fam-
ilies should have to deal with,� said RCMP Chief Supt. Janice Armstrong. “I am deeply disappointed in the alleged actions of the officers involved.� Considine, a senior Victoria lawyer, was appointed in November after allegations surfaced about an inappropriate relationship between a potential witness in the high-profile case and one of the investigators. As a result of an investigation handled by Ontario Provincial Police, the four RCMP officers were charged.
Armstrong would not go into the specifics of the charges, but said all four investigators are currently suspended and that the Crown is still going ahead with prosecuting those charged in the slayings. Brassington faces seven charges, including breach of trust (in his management of witness “Jane Doe�), fraud, obstruction of justice (by “compromising the integrity of a witness�) and defrauding the RCMP. Attew faces six charges, including breach of trust, fraud, obstruction of justice and
defrauding the RCMP. Johnston faces four charges, including breach of trust and obstruction of justice. Michaud faces three charges, including breach of trust and obstruction of justice. All four are scheduled for first appearances at B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver on July 11. In October 2007, six people, including two innocent bystanders, were executed at a highrise in Surrey. One person has pleaded guilty and five others are charged in the killings.
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