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sentences that state something as happening or true
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28%
5 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Centre
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Montreal police officer faces ethics probe for allegedly urinating on homeless people
Officer has been suspended for alleged misconduct
Quebec's new domestic security minister has ordered two separate investigations into a Montreal police officer who allegedly urinated on homeless people while in uniform.
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who → face → uniform
Guy Jr. Lapointe said both the police ethics commissioner and the province's independent police watchdog, known as the BEI, will look into the matter.
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commissioner → say → matter
According to a news release, the investigations will be "conducted independently and will shed light on this situation.
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investigations → accord → situation
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"It's a matter of transparency," Lapointe told CBC's Daybreak Monday morning, adding that he feels it is clear an additional investigation should be conducted by an external body.
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investigation → tell → body
I want to preserve the public's trust in their police force and it was done in that spirit."
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it → want → spirit
The officer in question works at Station 21, which serves parts of downtown Montreal.
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which → work → Montreal
He has been suspended with pay since mid-August, following an internal investigation by the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM), according to Radio-Canada sources.
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Sources say he allegedly filmed himself, over the course of more than a year while on duty, humiliating people experiencing homelessness to the point of urinating on them while they slept in the street.
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they → say → street
A second SPVM officer from Station 21 was also suspended for alleged acts of humiliation directed at racialized people, according to Radio-Canada.
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officer → suspend → Canada
He will not be subject to the independent investigations mandated by Lapointe.
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He → mandate → Lapointe
Lapointe says his decision to open independent investigations into the actions of one of the suspended officers is not a vote of no confidence in the SPVM.
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decision → say → SPVM
Guy Jr. Lapointe, a former police officer, was sworn in as minister of domestic security last week.
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Lapointe → swear → security
Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada expressed her support on Sunday for Lapointe's decision to order the independent investigations.
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Ferrada → express → investigations
In a statement posted to the social media platform X, Martinez Ferrada wrote in French that "citizens have a right to answers.
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citizens → post → answers
It is essential to shine full light on the facts and that accountability is at the heart of this process."
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accountability → shine → process
The allegations have sparked protest.
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allegations → spark → protest
Hundreds of Montrealers gathered in front of SPVM Station 21 on Saturday afternoon to express outrage over the alleged acts by the suspended police officers.
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Protestors renewed calls to defund the police over abuses of power.
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