A BBC police observer says he wants to go out of the country to find an investigator on an astonishing series of allegations about what happened in a course that trains undercover police officers.
CTV News has learned that the course, the BC’s undercover municipal program, was abruptly stopped earlier this month after allegations that several officers ended up doing the course script to prove they were not cops.
These actions allegedly include exposing the genitals, defecating another employee, infiltrating an employee with vegetables and removing female hygiene products, a number of sources confirmed to CTV News.
“It sounds disgusting if these statements are true. It’s horrible, to be honest, “said BC co-leader Mike Farnworth in an audio interview with CTV News.
“This is an investigation that needs to be done. We want it to happen fast. We want it done right. That will happen, “he said.
About two dozen officers attended the course at the Sheraton Wall Center in downtown Vancouver, sources said. They come from a wide variety of agencies, including the Vancouver Police Department and the Vancouver Transit Police.
The course itself is conducted by the Association of Municipal Chiefs of Police of the BC, unlike the Institute of Justice of the BC
Last week, police agencies referred questions from CTV News to the transit police, which responded with a statement saying: “Police agencies involved in the recent BC Municipal Secrets Training Course are aware of allegations about the behavior of several officers. during the course. “
“As a result of the review, a request has been made … to the Office of the Commissioner for Complaints of the Police, requesting an order for an investigation,” said spokesman Const. Amanda Steed.
The order would delay the investigation in the province – but given the large number of participating municipal police forces, the agency that oversees investigations into police misconduct has said it will leave the province.
“The alleged misconduct involved municipal police officers from a number of BC municipal police departments and is alleged to have occurred as part of the course activities,” said Cameron Lovelace of the OPCC. “In light of the number of BC municipal police agencies involved, the Commissioner has written to the Ministry of Public Security and the Attorney General to seek assistance in identifying an investigative body suitably independent of all BC agencies.”
Critics say they want an independent investigation into a rather secretive police force and have raised questions about what financial resources have been spent and whether it needs to be in a hotel in downtown Vancouver.
“To hear about reports of really disturbing and inappropriate behavior under the guise of police training is deeply disturbing. This is something that the people of the whole of British Columbia are funding, “said Minakshi Manoe of the Pivot Legal Society.
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