Lethbridge Police Commission delays decision on public inquiry requested by MLA Shannon Phillips’ lawyer
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The Lethbridge Police Commission will be taking another month to decide whether or not to commit to a requested public inquiry.
The Lethbridge Police Commission will be taking another month to decide whether or not to commit to a public inquiry, requested after whistleblower letters alleged retaliation against Lethbridge-West MLA Shannon Phillips and others.
The request for a public inquiry was made by Calgary defence lawyer Michael Bates — who represents Phillips and another Lethbridge resident — after whistleblower letters received in June allegedly suggested possible retaliation measures against the MLA and a member of the media.
That request was made to the police commission at its meeting on Sep. 29, and on Wednesday, commission chair Rob Van Spronsen said more time is required to make a decision.
“We haven’t said that we’re not going to go ahead with one. What we said is we need some more time to decide whether or not we’re going to do it,” Van Spronsen told Global News following the meeting.
“There’s a lot of different factors that go into making a decision to go into an inquiry, so we want to take some time.
“We just got some advice from our legal counsel on Oct. 22, so we just need some more time to process and work it through. We didn’t want to make a quick and hasty decision.”
Phillips responded to Wednesday night’s non-decision on Twitter following the meeting: “We have waited, patiently and quietly, for a full month. We are being asked to wait yet again. We are examining our legal options.”
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