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RCMP and prosecutors must disclose details about why they did not prosecute Nigel Wright for his payment to Senator Mike Duffy, as B.C. prosecutor did in similar situation
More than 31,000 Canadians have signed petition calling for public explanation from the RCMP and prosecutors
Democracy Watch considering private prosecution to ensure full hearing of the legal issues – also calls on Ethics Commissioner and Senate Ethics Officer to rule finally on complaints filed months ago
April 22, 2014
OTTAWA – Today, Democracy Watch called on the RCMP officials and prosecutors who decided not to charge and prosecute Nigel Wright for his payment of more than $90,000 to Senator Mike Duffy to provide a detailed written explanation of their decision, as a B.C. prosecutor did in the Dobell case in 2008 (To see the explanation in B.C. case, click here (PDF document).
More than 31,000 Canadians have signed an online petition calling for a public explanation whenever prosecutors decide not to prosecute someone involved in the Senate spending scandal, as well as for fully independent prosecutors to oversee the investigations to ensure decisions are made based on the facts and the law and no other considerations.
Democracy Watch also called on federal Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson to launch an examination of the complaint it filed with her in December concerning the actions of Wright and other staff of the Prime Minister’s Officer involved in the Senate scandal. And Democracy Watch called on Senate Ethics Officer Lyse Ricard to rule on the complaint it filed with her also in December about Duffy and other senators’ actions. Both the Ethics Commissioner and Senate Ethics Officer could have ruled last June about Wright’s and Duffy’s actions, if they had acted like watchdogs instead of lapdogs.
The RCMP remains the federal government's most disreputable agency.
ReplyDeleteThey should have been disbanded decades ago just like the Airborne Regiment was.
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