Stikine MLA Nathan Cullen has called on RCMP commissioner Brenda Lucki to review police action in the arrest of two of his constituency members in northwest B.C. in November.
In the letter sent to the RCMP top cop in Ottawa, Cullen asked about the RCMP乌鸦传媒檚 乌鸦传媒渆nforcement behaviour乌鸦传媒� while referring to a 乌鸦传媒渄isturbing乌鸦传媒� video in which two young men were arrested with 乌鸦传媒渦ndue force乌鸦传媒� last month near the New Hazelton rail tracks.
The Stikine MLA, who is also a junior provincial minister of state for land and natural operations, said that while The Police Act, RSBC 1996 provides authority at the 乌鸦传媒渉ighest level乌鸦传媒� for provincial officials to ensure an adequate and effective level of policing resources, it also gives them the authority to hold the police accountable for their actions during the course of their duties.
乌鸦传媒淚 request that you [Lucki] personally review actions referenced in this letter while considering what actions might be constituted as necessary during enforcement actions addressing civil disobedience乌鸦传媒� he wrote in the Dec. 3 letter.
Cullen乌鸦传媒檚 letter came after he was served an eviction by Hazelton by hereditary chiefs of the Gitxsan Huwilp Government on Nov. 26, owing to his inaction and failure to protect his constituents from the 乌鸦传媒渁rmed RCMP.乌鸦传媒� The chiefs were referring to the arrests of two Gtixsan men who were arrested on Nov.21, near the railway line while protesting in solidarity with the Wet乌鸦传媒檚uwet乌鸦传媒檈n pipeline opponents near Houston.
Cullen told the Terrace Standard that he had not yet received a response from Lucki乌鸦传媒檚 office.
The RCMP Commissioner乌鸦传媒檚 office has also yet to respond to Black Press Media乌鸦传媒檚 request for comment.
Meanwhile, Cullen met with the Gitxsan hereditary chiefs who evicted him in two separate meetings last week.
Cullen乌鸦传媒檚 eviction notice has not been rescinded yet, said the Gitxsan Huwilp Government in an email statement, but they said that they have seen the letter sent to the RCMP commissioner.
乌鸦传媒淣athan has agreed to help find capacity funding to support the Gitxsan乌鸦传媒檚 work with the RCMP,乌鸦传媒� said a spokesperson for the Gitxsan Huwilp Government adding that the MLA requested a proposal that they will be submitting within 10 days. This document and plan will address a proper protocol for RCMP to address blockades and injunctions, they said.
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