7 Montreal police officers fired over racist, discriminatory conduct

Fredy Daguerre says it's an exceptional measure and that those police officers acted with the intention of harming. So we're talking about seven police officers fired tonight. Five firings are linked to the allegations of racist acts. From officers working at Station 39 in Montréal-Nord, remember last June, Chief Fredy Daguerre announced that 16 officers from that station were under investigation over allegations that they had cut the hair of black citizens to make trophies. There's also two other police officers from Station 21 here downtown Montreal that are fired over allegations of misconduct. Those seven Even police officers have already turned They turned in their badges, their guns as well. And just today, I was in Montréal-Nord and I met with some community groups and they want to meet with Chief Fredy Daguerre to rebuild that relationship of trust because many citizens are still shaken by what happened at Station 39. So Fredy Daguerre had this message to citizens. We are being honest, transparent and with humility. First of all, I told them. I present my excuse for all the victims that went through those seven people and absolutely I will meet with them as soon as possible. Actually, they know, most of the groups they know in Montréal-Nord, I'm supposed to meet with them for the action plan in November or the beginning of December. So trust me on that. It's going to be difficult for those police officers to find another position in other cities because they could technically apply but then there will be a background check that will reveal that that will show finally that they were fired from the Montreal Police Department so it's going to be very difficult for them to find another position in another city. We also have the reaction tonight of Montreal's Mayor Soraya Martinez-Ferrada. It's a move by the SPVM that is unprecedented, and I take it as a will to rebuild trust with the citizens, which is unbridled, and I think it was the right decision. Fredy Daguerre says those officers won't be able to wear the uniform anymore, and there might be some criminal accusations because Crown prosecutors are analyzing the file.