Dear Sir,
The present one follows upon our letter of April 16,
1997.
I received your form of complaint of April 5, 1997,
concerning this incident to the police station of Sherbrooke, February 11, 1995, whereas
you were arrested by error.
You seem to know that the time available to a
citizen to lodge a complaint to the Police Deontology is two years, but you nevertheless
decide to deposit your complaint, by supporting you on the term «generally» which
appears on our form of complaint.
You are entitled to explanations and, in this
direction, I reproduce hereafter specified of article 52 of the Law on the police
organization.
«The right to lodge a complaint of
deontology
matter against a police officer is prescribed by two years, except if this fault also
constitutes a punishable criminal act by way of committal for trial only.»
I must now say to you that the reproaches which you
make to the police officers in the present complaint do not constitute within the meaning
of the Criminal Code a punishable criminal act by committal for trial. You will excuse me
not to explain you more what constitutes a criminal act of this category.
All this to conclude that your complaint is
inadmissible, for lack of jurisdiction of the Commissioner.
Sincerely yours
The commissioner for the police deontology
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- Me Denis Racicot
- DR/lb
- 1200, Route de l'Église, RC. 20
- Sainte-Foy (Quebec)
- G1V 4Y9
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- For the wrath of God is
revealed from heaven against
- all ungodliness and
unrighteousness of men,
- who hold the truth in
unrighteousness;
- Because that which may be
known of God is manifest in them;
- for God hath shewed it unto
them.
- Romans 1:18-19 (King James
Version)
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