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Now, following a brief protest in council chambers on Monday, the mayor said he will request the report himself.
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Subsequently, the RCMP launched an internal investigation into those numbers, the results of which are now in the hands of Kelowna Mounties.
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Those few weeks have now passed and Kelowna香蕉视频直播檚 sexual assault survivors and allies are left waiting for answers.
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Following the council meeting, Mayor Colin Basran confirmed he will request the report from the RCMP but until it is released there香蕉视频直播檚 nothing he can say on the matter.
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The mayor said that a sexual assault unit within the Kelowna RCMP, as Friesen has been petitioning for, is a possibility if it香蕉视频直播檚 recommended by the report.
Friesen said the mayor has ignored numerous requests for a one-on-one meeting. Basran denied the accusation and said he would gladly meet with her.
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