Charges of assault and uttering threats have been approved against a Surrey RCMP officer in connection with鈥漷heir involvement鈥 in the Dec. 9, 2020 arrest of a suspect.
According to a news release issued this afternoon (Nov. 24) by the B.C. Prosecution Service, charges against Const. Zubair Mohammed Hassan were sworn earlier today, and the first court appearance on the matter is scheduled for Dec. 13 in Surrey Provincial Court.
No details on the incident in question were disclosed in the release. As the matter is now before the courts, further information and comments will also not be made, it adds.
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