Nunavut wants to stop relying on other police forces to investigate RCMP shootings - News Summed Up

Nunavut wants to stop relying on other police forces to investigate RCMP shootings


Ottawa police said they interviewed five RCMP officers and 10 people from the community, but there was silence on what Ashoona was doing or why the officers fired their guns. - Mumilaaq Qaqqaq, Nunavut MP"They're doing what the current system currently allows," said Benson Cowan, head of Nunavut's legal aid society. 'Less than the bare minimum for Inuit,' MP saysTrust between Inuit and RCMP has been an issue for a long time. "Nunavummiut have expressed the desire to move away from police-led investigations into serious incidents involving members of the RCMP," Minister Ehaloak said. Nunavut RCMP were not available for comment.


Source: CBC News August 26, 2020 09:00 UTC



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