"On Wednesday, council unanimously agreed to urge the province to release the report into the investigation. The approved motion requeststhe premier, solicitor general, attorney general, Durham Police Board and Durham MPPs to release both its findings and recommendations. Lee says along with the council, the police board and Durham police chief Peter Moreira told council they agreed the report needs to be publicly released for transparency."
""You can't just investigate someone and not give the results, otherwise the accusation becomes far more damning than whatever the result is," he said. "You want to share with the public to ensure that A, the bad apples are now no longer with us and B, how can we correct that behaviour? How do we make sure that that doesn't happen again?""
Durham Region council is urging the province to publicly release a six-year Ontario Civilian Police Commission investigation into the Durham Regional Police Service concerning allegations of misconduct, harassment and abuse of power. The investigation was finalized in July, and findings were shared only with the police service, the police board and the solicitor general. Council unanimously approved a motion asking the premier, solicitor general, attorney general, Durham Police Board and Durham MPPs to release findings and recommendations. The police board and Durham police chief support public release but indicate the OCPC must authorize disclosure. The OCPC dissolved on Sept. 1 after the Community Safety and Policing Act came into force.
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