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B.C. RCMP officers face firing over alleged 㽶Ƶֱatrocious㽶Ƶֱ racist behaviour

Complaint describes a 㽶Ƶֱclimate of harassment㽶Ƶֱ based on race, gender and perceived value as officers
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Trio of Coquitlam RCMP constables slated to appear next February for code of conduct hearings. NNSL file photo

Three RCMP members from a Metro Vancouver detachment could be fired over alleged 㽶Ƶֱatrocious,㽶Ƶֱ 㽶Ƶֱracist㽶Ƶֱ and 㽶Ƶֱhorrible㽶Ƶֱ behaviour detailed by a fellow officer.

A schedule from the RCMP shows Constables Philip Dick, Ian Solven and Mersad Mesbah are slated to appear next February for code of conduct hearings over allegations including discrimination, harassment and discrediting the police force.

In court filings to obtain a search warrant, an officer in the RCMP㽶Ƶֱs Professional Standards Unit in Coquitlam, B.C., says another member in the detachment complained about being harassed by the accused officers.

The complaint also describes a 㽶Ƶֱclimate of harassment㽶Ƶֱ from the trio 㽶Ƶֱdirected at others based on race, gender and their perceived value as police officers.㽶Ƶֱ

The complainant 㽶Ƶֱ who was trained by Dick 㽶Ƶֱ says in the complaint that officers engaged in comments on a mobile chat group, in some cases bragging about 㽶ƵֱTasering unarmed black people,㽶Ƶֱ making fun of a female police employee㽶Ƶֱs genitalia and not wanting to help another officer on a call because he was gay.

None of the allegations have been proven against the officers.

A legal document released on Sept. 12 says the RCMP intend 㽶Ƶֱto seek termination of the members㽶Ƶֱ employment at the hearing, and the three members have been suspended since June 2021 when the allegations emerged.





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