RCMP ‘substantiated’ 1.6 per cent of allegations of excessive force by officers over three years

Nearly two-thirds of the complaints were investigated and found to be ‘not substantiated’ by Canada’s national police force.

RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki is leading Canada's national police force amid widespread calls for reform to the way police use force on civilians. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

June 22, 2020

The RCMP finished investigations into 1,511 allegations of excessive use of force by its officers against civilians over the past three years, but the force found that less than two per cent of those claims were legitimate. The ...

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