‘Within their rights’: Why Ontario officers can dodge police watchdog in investigations
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The SIU said it has designated two subject officers in the case regarding the April 29 crash in Whitby that killed four, including an infant and their grandparents.
Ontario’s police watchdog provided an update Wednesday on its investigation into a fatal wrong-way pursuit on Highway 401, noting that the two officers under investigation have not agreed to be interviewed.
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said it has designated two subject officers in the case regarding the April 29 crash in Whitby that killed four, including an infant and their grandparents.
Neither officer has agreed to be interviewed or submit their notes, the watchdog said.
Nineteen witness officials were designated and interviews with them are ongoing, the SIU said.
Global News crime analyst and former Toronto police officer Hank Idsinga said the decision of the subject officers to not consent to an interview with the SIU “isn’t unusual, especially in a very, very serious incident like this.”
“They’re all within their rights,” Idsinga said.
“Nobody has to speak to an investigator in this country if they don’t want to speak to an investigator.”
Idsinga said subject officers are required to complete their notes and if there is an agreement with counsel and the SIU, then the notes could be turned over to the SIU, but they don’t have to consent to an interview.
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