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A
major loophole has been discovered in Canadian law that allows for
and in some cases, even mandates that the RCMP obstruct justice for
their agents. The RCMP themselves seem to be at a loss as to what to
do when one of these "agents" goes out of control. Their
victims have little or no recourse. This law has allowed a child
killer to be set free.
A line needs to be drawn, clearly defining what is acceptable behavior
for the RCMP to engage in when one of their informants or agents is
implicated in the murder of a child. There is a vast difference
between using the confidential informant handling laws to assist an
informant to avoid a drug conviction and assisting an informant to
avoid justice for killing a child. Children are defenseless and
totally reliant upon the laws written for their protection and the
police need to be relied upon to enforce these laws. The ability to
engage in this type of agent handling behavior for the crime of
murdering a child needs to be expressly prohibited by law and
removed from the discretionary use of the RCMP/witness protection
laws governing RCMP informants..
Changes need to be made to both the RCMP code of conduct and
Canada's criminal code. Your support is requested to ensure that
changes reflecting the following are finalized and implemented.
1/ The RCMP must immediately disclose to an independent review board
when one of their informants or agents is a suspect in the murder of
a child. Powers must be given to this board to monitor and to
intervene in the investigation if required.
2/ The RCMP must be prohibited from withholding any evidence which
identifies and implicates one of their agents, from this review
board.
3/ The handler of any RCMP informant/agent suspected in the crime must be
immediately removed from the case and prohibited from any further
involvement in the investigation except as a witness.
4/ Any RCMP member found to be engaged in or directing actions to
assist a suspect to avoid justice for murdering a child is an
accomplice guilty of a criminal offence, and must face mandatory
criminal charges.
5/ If evidence is brought forward at any time that a suspect has
been acquitted by the previous means, the suspect will be subject to
retrial and the police members responsible must be charged with a
criminal offence.
6/ There can be no plea bargains or deals cut in the case of any
RCMP informant/agent suspected of murdering a child or in the case of any
police member who obstructs justice in order to gain the acquittal
of an informant/ child killer.
7/ The judge and the jury must be informed of the RCMP
informant/agent status of anyone on trial for murdering a child.
Please forward this to your
elected officials and inform them that the current RCMP agent
handling laws are unacceptable to the vast majority of RCMP members
and Canadian citizens alike. Petition them to take immediate action
to plug this loophole before any more Canadian children meet the
same fate. Thank you!
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