A high-ranking official with Quebec's provincial police force has been suspended as a result of an investigation by the province's anti-corruption squad, UPAC. Jean Cowan is director of the Sûreté du Québec's eastern district and his suspension was confirmed by the force's communications department. Cowan was working at the SQ's deputy director general's office and was based in Quebec City. "He was a high-ranking director," former SQ officer François Doré said. The SQ referred all inquiries on the suspension to UPAC, but UPAC spokeswoman Anne-Frédérick Laurence said there is nothing the unit can say about the investigation at this point.

Source: CBC News September 02, 2016 13:41 UTC