Thompson Local News

No Charges To Be Laid Following IIU Investigation

No charges will be laid following an investigation by the Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba into the possible perjury of an RCMP officer during a murder trial last year in Thompson.

 

During the trial, an officer was called in as a witness for the prosecution to testify to the accused level of intoxication while interacting with police.

The office described herself as a drug recognition expert, even though her certification had expired.

 

The police watchdog’s civilian director, Zane Tessler, says that even though the officer should have been clear that she was no longer certified, there was no indication that she intended to mislead anyone.

 

Tessler added that knowingly giving false evidence is not enough for a conviction, and that it would be “wholly inappropriate to authorize the laying of criminal charges in the absence of the required reasonable and probably grounds to support such authorization.”

 

The IIU investigates all serious incidents involving police officers in Manitoba, whether occurring on or off duty.

 

 

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