Val-d'Or abuse allegations: 2 aboriginal officers join investigation
Montreal police head investigation into abuse allegations involving SQ officers in Val-d'Or
Two aboriginal police officers will join the team of investigators looking into the allegations of physical and sexual abuse by provincial police officers in Val-d'Or, Quebec Public Security Minister Pierre Moreau said Tuesday in a news release.
The Montreal police force is leading the investigation.
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The Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador (AFNQL) requested that the investigation include officers from aboriginal police forces in Quebec in a meeting in the Huron-Wendat community of Wendake with Moreau and Aboriginal Affairs Minister Geoffrey Kelley on Nov. 23.
The AFNQL named two officers, Mylène Trudeau and Derek St-Cyr. The minister said they will have complete access to all the documents and evidence in the investigation.
The investigation was launched after Radio-Canada's Enquête reported in October that several aboriginal women had been physically and sexually assaulted by Sûreté du Québec officers stationed in Val-d'Or.
Val-d'Or, about 500 kilometres northwest of Montreal, is located close to several Algonquin communities.