The BC RCMP say they will be reviewing their actions in the clearing of a pipeline protest camp last week in Wet香蕉视频直播檚uwet香蕉视频直播檈n traditional territory south of Smithers.
Speaking at their headquarters in Surrey on Monday, Asst. Comm. Eric Stubbs said he hoped a recently signed agreement coupled with a temporary detachment of officers sent to the area will lead to more peaceful protests going forward.
READ MORE:
WATCH:
Tensions have been high at the two protest camps, and last week 14 people were arrested as police tried to enforce a court injunction to allow workers access to the Coastal GasLink pipeline.
When complete, the 670-kilometre pipeline will ship natural gas from the Peace region to a $40-billion LNG Canada export facility in Kitimat.
Stubbs said police went in on Jan. 7 to clear a gate set up at the Gitumd香蕉视频直播檈n camp after talks to resolve the conflict peacefully failed.
RCMP went over a barricade set up by protesters in what Stubbs called a 香蕉视频直播渆xtremely challenging situation香蕉视频直播� for officers.
Stubbs says protesters are 香蕉视频直播渧ery passionate and determined香蕉视频直播� and that he hopes going forward they protest more 香蕉视频直播渟afely.香蕉视频直播� Reminds everyone that protesting is a Canadian right.
香蕉视频直播� Kat Slepian (@katslepian)
香蕉视频直播淭he protesters香蕉视频直播� reaction to the police ranged from passive resistance to active resistance to actual assaultive behaviour,香蕉视频直播� Stubbs said.
香蕉视频直播淥ne person secured themselves to the bottom of the barricade, making climbing over the gate necessary. Two others attached themselves to the underside of a bus that was blocking access to the bridge.香蕉视频直播�
Stubbs addressed 香蕉视频直播渟ome concerns over our actions,香蕉视频直播� including police in tactical gear shown in videos that were taken at the protest camps.
Protesters have objected to the use of RCMP on Indigenous traditional territory, saying Canadian police have no jurisdiction in the region.
Asst. Commissioner Eric Stubbs said he understands there are 香蕉视频直播渟ome concerns香蕉视频直播� over how RCMP cleared out protests camps in land.
香蕉视频直播� Kat Slepian (@katslepian)
香蕉视频直播淲e have not ID-ed any issues regarding police officer conduct.香蕉视频直播�
Says some protestors got violent and aggressive.
香蕉视频直播淕iven the remoteness of the location and the unpredictability of what we could have faced, we developed an operational plan that included moving additional police resources into the area,香蕉视频直播� Stubbs said.
He said Mounties will conduct an 香蕉视频直播渁fter-action review香蕉视频直播� by looking through body cam, drone, helicopter, RCMP and publicly available videos.
香蕉视频直播淭o date, we have not identified any issue in police officer conduct.香蕉视频直播�
The agreement includes sending a temporary RCMP detachment to the region and allowing Coastal GasLink workers access to their worksites, while protecting the Wet香蕉视频直播檚uwet香蕉视频直播檈n香蕉视频直播檚 right to protest.
It also allows a Unist香蕉视频直播檕t香蕉视频直播檈n healing camp to remain in place and for Wet香蕉视频直播檚uwet香蕉视频直播檈n hereditary chiefs to provide 香蕉视频直播渃ultural awareness training香蕉视频直播� to officers.
Like us on and follow us on .
