Investigator hopes for charges in police probe
Last Updated: Friday, April 30, 2004 | 10:25 AM ET
CBC News
It was finally revealed Thursday that the RCMP is investigating allegations of wrongdoing and corruption in the Toronto police force.
RCMP Chief Supt. Ben Soave said allegations against Toronto police officers were brought to him by members of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU) he leads.
Soave says he hopes the probe will lead to criminal charges.
Alan Heisey, chair, Toronto Police Services Board
The CFSEU specializes in organized-crime investigations. It involves members of the RCMP, Toronto police and area municipal forces, CSIS, and other organizations.
Soave says, when he heard the allegations, he went directly to the professional standards branch of the Toronto Police Service.
Alan Heisey, chair of the Toronto Police Services Board, says the probe constitutes an independent investigation.
- FROM APRIL 29, 2004: Police board considers corruption probe
Toronto city councillors have been pressuring Police Chief Julian Fantino to bring in an independent force to investigate wrongoing among members of the Toronto police force.
Earlier this week, four Toronto officers were charged under the Police Services Act.
Criminal charges are possible against other officers in a separate case being investigated by Soave's group.
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