B.C. Civil Liberties Association: Surveillance Footage

Heather Prisk Dept: The B.C. Civil Liberties Association and the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs are now supporting Ms. Prisk in demanding a special prosecutor be appointed to review the case and that surveillance footage showing what happened in the cells that night be released, according to Globe and Mail. He says the issue of Crown failing to approve charges has come under scrutiny in public inquiries in the past, including the case involving four officers using a taser on Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski. More Related to this Story His wife, Heather Prisk, says RCMP informed her last week the Crown did not believe they would secure a conviction against the officer, so a criminal case would not proceed. BCCLA executive director David Eby says the Crown should provide additional transparency in investigations involving potential wrongdoing by police officers. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.