The RCMP has rejected 86 per cent of the allegations it’s reviewed so far against a controversial unit created to police resource protests in the Fairy Creek watershed in British Columbia, an analysis by CBC’s The Fifth Estate has found.
The RCMP has rejected 86 per cent of the allegations it’s reviewed so far against a controversial unit created to police resource protests in the Fairy Creek watershed in British Columbia, an analysis by CBC’s The Fifth Estate has found.
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Catherine McClarty still has nightmares about her arrest two years ago during an anti-logging protest on Vancouver Island and her experience with a controversial RCMP unit that’s been accused of improper use of force, neglect of duty and more.
The Victoria resident was one of more than 1,100 people arrested in 2021 by the Community-Industry Response Group (C-IRG), a specialized RCMP unit created in 2017 to police resource-related protests in B.C.
In her improper arrest complaint filed against C-IRG, she alleges the officers who attempted to remove the lock from her neck using a power tool showed little concern for her safety.
So whether they choose to informally resolve it or investigate is left up to the RCMP in terms of how they handle that," said Kate McDerby, the commission’s director of communications and stakeholder engagement.
It says it looked at four incidents related to C-IRG in Fairy Creek and Wet’suwet’en and found the individuals who lodged the complaints did not sustain serious harm or there was no connection between any injury and police action.
RCMP’s professional standards unit, said his officers are working in demanding conditions, facing off against well-organized protesters using sophisticated methods to slow down arrests.
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