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Quebec’s police ethics commissioner will investigate a complaint filed by a Montreal Cégep professor objecting to Gatineau police’s March 13 arrest of a Radio Canada reporter.
Vania Atudorei, a microbiology professor at Cégep Gérald-Blondin in Montreal’s West Island, said he felt “very disappointed” by the news of Antoine Trépanier’s detention on charges of “criminal harassment.”
“I was outraged, as a teacher, because I found that this involved a police officer who lacks knowledge in basic rights,” Atudorei said in a phone interview. “He can’t tell the difference between what is criminal and non-criminal. And he didn’t even take the time to look up on Google criminal harassment on the Criminal Code of Canada.”
His complaint demands that the officer responsible for Trépanier’s arrest be reprimanded and calls for an update in police training policies and procedures, not just for Quebec but all provinces.
Marc-André Dowd, a lawyer with the Commissaire à la Déontologie Policière du Québec said in a letter that an investigator would be assigned to the case within 15 days and that a report should be completed within six months barring exceptional circumstances.
On March 13, Trépanier, a former Gérald-Blondin student, was arrested by Gatineau police based on a complaint by Yvonne Dubé, the head of Big Brothers Big Sisters Outaouais.
Dubé complained after Trépanier tried to contact her via phone and email for comment on a story alleging Dubé had practised law without a license between 2011-2012.
The charges were dropped a week later when the director of prosecutions said they were unwarranted.
Gatineau police Chief Mario Harel convened a news conference and called the arrest a mistake.
“Clearly the officer did not properly assess the situation,” said Harel, adding that he would review the incident and make sure such situations don’t happen again.
Adutorei said the incident has already put Gatineau police in the spotlight for the wrong reasons.
“This has gone beyond the city of Gatineau, beyond the province of Quebec” said Atudorei. “Gatineau police have put a blemish on the reputation and prestige of the entire country.”
A former victim of Romanian government dictatorship when he was a student, Atudorei said he’s committed to leading this fight for the rights of journalists and citizens in democracies everywhere.
“For me … journalists are the professional category that is the most respected, the most necessary in a democratic country,” said Atudorei. “Journalists often do a better job than police and the justice system in terms of denouncing things that aren’t acceptable in our society.”
On Wednesday, Trépanier said he had nothing to do with Atudorei’s complaint and had no comment on the matter.
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Vania Atudorei, a microbiology professor at Cégep Gérald-Blondin in Montreal’s West Island, said he felt “very disappointed” by the news of Antoine Trépanier’s detention on charges of “criminal harassment.”
“I was outraged, as a teacher, because I found that this involved a police officer who lacks knowledge in basic rights,” Atudorei said in a phone interview. “He can’t tell the difference between what is criminal and non-criminal. And he didn’t even take the time to look up on Google criminal harassment on the Criminal Code of Canada.”
His complaint demands that the officer responsible for Trépanier’s arrest be reprimanded and calls for an update in police training policies and procedures, not just for Quebec but all provinces.
Marc-André Dowd, a lawyer with the Commissaire à la Déontologie Policière du Québec said in a letter that an investigator would be assigned to the case within 15 days and that a report should be completed within six months barring exceptional circumstances.
On March 13, Trépanier, a former Gérald-Blondin student, was arrested by Gatineau police based on a complaint by Yvonne Dubé, the head of Big Brothers Big Sisters Outaouais.
Dubé complained after Trépanier tried to contact her via phone and email for comment on a story alleging Dubé had practised law without a license between 2011-2012.
The charges were dropped a week later when the director of prosecutions said they were unwarranted.
Gatineau police Chief Mario Harel convened a news conference and called the arrest a mistake.
“Clearly the officer did not properly assess the situation,” said Harel, adding that he would review the incident and make sure such situations don’t happen again.
Adutorei said the incident has already put Gatineau police in the spotlight for the wrong reasons.
“This has gone beyond the city of Gatineau, beyond the province of Quebec” said Atudorei. “Gatineau police have put a blemish on the reputation and prestige of the entire country.”
A former victim of Romanian government dictatorship when he was a student, Atudorei said he’s committed to leading this fight for the rights of journalists and citizens in democracies everywhere.
“For me … journalists are the professional category that is the most respected, the most necessary in a democratic country,” said Atudorei. “Journalists often do a better job than police and the justice system in terms of denouncing things that aren’t acceptable in our society.”
On Wednesday, Trépanier said he had nothing to do with Atudorei’s complaint and had no comment on the matter.
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