Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson has joined the chorus of outrage over a tweet from a candidate in the 2021 civic election that celebrated the murder of a Calgary police sergeant..“While it’s not the mayor’s role to comment on every stupid thing #yegcc candidates may say this year, I will say that making light of the death of Sgt. Harnett was a particularly hurtful, senseless and stupid comment, and I condemn it as such,” Iveson said in a tweet..Abdulhakim Dalel, a candidate in Ward 7 in October’s election, was responding to a tweet about the death of Sgt. Andrew Harnett, who was murdered in a hit-and-run New Year’s Eve after pulling over a car with mismatched licence plates in the northeast quadrant of Calgary.. Mossleigh pub briefly opens before authorities move in .Dalel, a vocal supporter of Black Lives Matter (BLM) and defunding the police, celebrated the death of Harnett because he was “corrupt.”.The tweet, which now appears to have been removed, followed one which had noted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau still hadn’t paid tribute to the fallen officer and Dalel replied: “Cuz he was a Corrupted Police Officer”.The tweet was followed five smiley emojos.. Edmonton mayor denounces candidate’s tweet celebrating murder of Calgary officer .Dalel who said he is a community activist in Edmonton, has commented in BLM articles involving the city police and has said repeatedly, if elected, he would defund the force..In the last federal election, he was approved by the party to seek the NDP nomination in Edmonton-Griesbach, which he lost..Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notley & federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh has so far been silent on the tweet..One Edmonton councillor has already denounced Dalel..“It should make any decent person sick to even consider these ignorant comments regarding this horrific incident. Disparaging police and being hostile towards them are not the attributes we want to see in political candidates,” said Ward 3 Coun. Jon Dziadyk..Harnett was dragged 400 metres before he was flung from a fleeing SUV, Meghan Grant of CBC News reported.. Edmonton mayor denounces candidate’s tweet celebrating murder of Calgary officerHarnett .After pulling over the vehicle and speaking with the driver, who police allege is a 17-year-old youth, Harnett was in the process of writing tickets related to the driver’s graduated licence and headlights, which were not on, CBC said. .The passenger, who police say was Amir Abdulrahman, 19, was wanted on four warrants, including one for assault and three for failure to comply with court orders. Other officers arrived on the scene as back-up..CBC reported as two officers were at the passenger side door dealing with Abdulrahman, he allegedly began shouting for his younger friend to take off. .The SUV sped away, but Harnett was still attached to the vehicle. For 400 metres at speeds of up to 90 km/h, the driver attempted to push Harnett off the SUV while Abdulrahman grabbed the wheel, said CBC.. Edmonton mayor denounces candidate’s tweet celebrating murder of Calgary officerAmir Abdulrahman .Eventually, Harnett was flung into oncoming traffic. .The pair – both charged with first-degree murder – have said they will seek bail in upcoming court appearances..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.Twitter.com/nobby769
