IIO and Crown criticized for length of Prince George investigation

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However Sauve questions the length of time the process has taken noting it “took well over two years for the IIO to investigate and another two years for the Crown to approve charges for an incident that thankfully ended in only minor injuries for the two individuals that have since pled guilty to the crimes for which they were pursued and arrested.”

He adds the three officers “have continued to serve their communities diligently and professionally while this protracted investigation took place, and now face additional years of uncertainty awaiting trial and verdict.”

In light of this weight Sauve says the officers who stand up to protect Canadians “deserve better than to be subjected to a prolonged four-and-a-half year investigation” adding that “the IIO and Crown need to look at real ways to improve their process of investigations.”