Vancouver, B.C. (Canadian Press) - The B.C. Civil Liberties Association says the RCMP should not disclose the existence of a criminal investigation except in certain limited circumstances.
The association has sent a letter to Paul Kennedy, chairman of the Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP, related to his probe into how the force handled its investigation into the income trust leak.
The Mounties revealed during the 2005 federal election that the force was looking into how word got out that the government was changing tax rules on income trusts.
The association is recommending the RCMP not disclose the existence of a criminal investigation unless there’s an imminent, overriding threat to public safety, a need to advance a stalled investigation or when prosecutors have approved a charge.
Association president Jason Gratl says the Mounties “occasionally appear ready to wade into partisan waters,” as in the income-trust investigation leak, and they need clear rules to keep them out of the political arena.
The association also wants Kennedy to release publicly an investigation report by the RCMP in the case.
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