‘Radicalized’ subculture found among Montreal officers, internal police documents show
The documents include a copy of Dagher's presentation to the municipal committee and draft speaking notes describing how police handled the incident at the Montréal-Nord station.
Internal police documents have revealed a "radicalized" subculture among officers at a Montreal police station in the multicultural Montréal-Nord borough. The documents, obtained through access to information legislation, detail how allegations of racism and criminal misconduct led to the dismantling of a 16-member patrol unit. The documents reveal that some officers resisted efforts to eliminate misconduct and change the police force's culture, forming a "radicalized" subculture that rejected the work done by the Montreal police.
One passage in the internal documents states that these individuals "reject all the work accomplished by Montreal police in recent years" and sought to recognize each other. The documents do not specify what the term "radicalized" refers to or how many officers were involved. Police are working with Quebec prosecutors on potential criminal charges, but experts have expressed alarm over the language used in the documents.
They warn that the creation of isolated cliques of marginalized individuals could lead to increased brutality within the police force. Police have sent the evidence to prosecutors, who will determine if charges should be laid.
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