Vancouver, B.C. - (Canadian Press) - The Polish government will be represented in the next phase of the Taser inquiry looking into the death of immigrant Robert Dziekanski.
The second phase of the Braidwood Inquiry starts in Vancouver on October 20, a little more than a year after Dziekanski died after being jolted with an RCMP Taser at Vancouver International Airport.
Inquiry lawyer Art Vertlieb says the government of Poland has asked to have a representative at the inquiry.
Vertlieb says the inquiry will look at events leading up to the death, the incident itself and actions taken afterwards.
The commissioner has the power to subpoena witnesses, but Vertlieb says they’re confident people will want to come and tell their story to the independent body.
Braidwood has already heard from dozens of people in the first phase on the inquiry looking into Taser use and is expected to release his report on that phase to the B.C. government by October.
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1 RCMP Watch // Aug 12, 2008 at 18:31
Details for Braidwood Taser inquiry participants released (Vancouver Province)
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
VANCOUVER — The Braidwood Commission Tuesday released details for those wishing to appear before the inquiry into the death of Police immigrant Robert Dziekanski.
Dziekanski died Oct. 14, 2007 at the Vancouver International Airport soon after an RCMP officer used a conducted-energy weapon, or Taser, on him.
The commission, headed by retired B.C. Appeal Court Justice Thomas Braidwood, is scheduled to resume in Vancouver on Oct. 20.
The hearings are expected to last six weeks. If additional hearings are required, they will be scheduled in for early 2009.
Braidwood was appointed in February to head two commissions of inquiry. The first was a “study” commission into the use, safety and effectiveness of conducted energy weapons in B.C. by police forces other than the RCMP.
The second phase will be a hearing and study commission into the Dziekanski’s death.
Unlike a “study” commission, a “hearing” commission has the authority to compel
participants to appear before it and to produce documentary information. A “hearing” commission can also make a finding of misconduct against a person or persons, or make a report that alleges misconduct by a person or persons.
The deadline for all applications for participation in the inquiry into Dziekanski’s
death is 3 p.m. on Sept. 5. The commission will also accept written submissions on policy issues, which should be submitted by Nov. 28.
The hearings are open to the public and applications are not required for people
interested in attending as observers unless otherwise informed by the commissioner.
The hearings will be held in Room 801 at the Federal Court Building, 701 West Georgia St., Vancouver.
For more information, visit http://www.braidwoodinquiry.ca.
2 Deepthroat // Aug 13, 2008 at 15:15
I wonder if the Ozark PD has filed for participation status yet.
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