Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has reacted with shock after RCMP dash cam footage was released showing the violent arrest of an Alberta Indigenous chief..At his daily briefing Friday, Trudeau said Indigenous and racialized Canadians have long known “that there is systemic discrimination right across our country and every part of our country and in our institutions.”.“There is a problem of systemic discrimination within our institutions because Indigenous people and radicalized Canadians do not feel safe when they have an interaction with the police.”.Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation was arrested in March as he sat outside a casino in a truck with his wife in Fort McMurray..Jay Telegdi with the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation said Adam’s lawyer on Thursday filed a court motion to have criminal charges stayed “as a result of numerous infringements of Chief Adam’s rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.”.In a press conference Saturday, Adams said the incident happened over an alleged expired licence plate.. Alberta police watchdog investigating another violent RCMP arrestAllan Adam Courtesy YouTube .As the RCMP begin to arrest Adam’s wife, the chief leaves the truck from the passenger side..In the video, an RCMP officer is seen hitting Adam with a flying clothesline tackle..The video then shows both officers on Adam and the officer who tackled him punches him while yelling “don’t resist.” .“What the f***’s wrong with you guys,” Adam is heard saying before he emerges from the ground with a bloody face and with the officers holding him..“You know you f***ing did the wrong thing — you know that?”. POLL: Many Albertans say they will ignore Christmas COVID lockdown .At his Saturday press conference, Adam said: “We (Indigenous people) are a minority, and nobody speaks up for us. Every time our people do wrong, the RCMP… they always seem to use excessive force. And that has to stop.”. Alberta’s police watchdog — the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team — has been directed to investigate..An affidavit filed in court along with the video quotes the notes of Const. Simon Seguin, the CBC reported.. .“I charged at the male [Adam] with the intention of bringing him to the ground,” Seguin wrote in his notes..“I struck the male as he tried to come up. He turned on his right side. I struck him using my right hand on his right side of the face..“I wrapped my hand [left arm] around his jaw and started squeezing.” .RCMP charged Adam with one count each of resisting arrest and assaulting a peace officer. He is to appear in court July 2..The full 11-minute video of the arrest can be watched here:.Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.Twitter.com/nobby7694
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has reacted with shock after RCMP dash cam footage was released showing the violent arrest of an Alberta Indigenous chief..At his daily briefing Friday, Trudeau said Indigenous and racialized Canadians have long known “that there is systemic discrimination right across our country and every part of our country and in our institutions.”.“There is a problem of systemic discrimination within our institutions because Indigenous people and radicalized Canadians do not feel safe when they have an interaction with the police.”.Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation was arrested in March as he sat outside a casino in a truck with his wife in Fort McMurray..Jay Telegdi with the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation said Adam’s lawyer on Thursday filed a court motion to have criminal charges stayed “as a result of numerous infringements of Chief Adam’s rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.”.In a press conference Saturday, Adams said the incident happened over an alleged expired licence plate.. Alberta police watchdog investigating another violent RCMP arrestAllan Adam Courtesy YouTube .As the RCMP begin to arrest Adam’s wife, the chief leaves the truck from the passenger side..In the video, an RCMP officer is seen hitting Adam with a flying clothesline tackle..The video then shows both officers on Adam and the officer who tackled him punches him while yelling “don’t resist.” .“What the f***’s wrong with you guys,” Adam is heard saying before he emerges from the ground with a bloody face and with the officers holding him..“You know you f***ing did the wrong thing — you know that?”. POLL: Many Albertans say they will ignore Christmas COVID lockdown .At his Saturday press conference, Adam said: “We (Indigenous people) are a minority, and nobody speaks up for us. Every time our people do wrong, the RCMP… they always seem to use excessive force. And that has to stop.”. Alberta’s police watchdog — the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team — has been directed to investigate..An affidavit filed in court along with the video quotes the notes of Const. Simon Seguin, the CBC reported.. .“I charged at the male [Adam] with the intention of bringing him to the ground,” Seguin wrote in his notes..“I struck the male as he tried to come up. He turned on his right side. I struck him using my right hand on his right side of the face..“I wrapped my hand [left arm] around his jaw and started squeezing.” .RCMP charged Adam with one count each of resisting arrest and assaulting a peace officer. He is to appear in court July 2..The full 11-minute video of the arrest can be watched here:.Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.Twitter.com/nobby7694
