An RCMP officer is under criminal investigation and subject to an ethics probe after being accused of making threatening comments online during last month’s G7 conference in Kananaskis, Alta.
The RCMP confirmed the allegations to the Epoch Times but added that further details including the officer’s identity and employment status won’t be provided at this time, due to the ongoing investigation.
The incident was first reported by the Journal de Montréal, which said the allegations refer to comments made about U.S. President Donald Trump. The article cited unnamed sources and the Epoch Times has not been able to verify the allegations.
RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Enrique Gasse did not confirm the nature of the alleged online threats but said that “depending on the analysis of evidence, charges may be laid,” and added that there is “no risk to the public” and “all appropriate measures are being implemented.”
Gasse said members of the RCMP are “held to high standards of professional conduct” and added that “if the investigation results confirm the allegations, disciplinary proceedings may apply in accordance with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act and the Code of Conduct.”
The RCMP’s Integrated Safety and Security Group together with the Canadian Armed Forces devoted significant resources to securing the site of the G7 conference including establishing no-fly zones over Kananaskis during the event on June 16 and June 17. Members of the RCMP’s Community Relations Group were also embedded in the local community to gather insights and observe patterns of life in the community.
Additional security and cooperation provided by Transport Canada, the Calgary Police Service, Alberta Conservation officers, and the Alberta Sheriffs included a limited zone of access around Kananaskis Village as well as measures to deal with potential extreme weather or wildlife encounters in the area.
“The safety and security of all world leaders attending the G7 Summit in Kananaskis and residents and visitors in the surrounding areas continue to be the top priority for the RCMP ISSG, Government of Canada departments and its partners,” the RCMP said in a release prior to the G7 conference.
“Between June 14 and 18, there were zero arrests and tickets issued relating to the Summit or G7 Designated Demonstration Zones,” the agency said.
Trump narrowly escaped an assassination attempt in Butler, Penn., last year during a shooting that claimed the life of firefighter Corey Comperatore and left two others injured. Trump was shot and wounded in his upper right ear after 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks fired eight rounds from an AR-15-style rifle from the roof of a nearby building. Crooks was then shot and killed by a U.S. Secret Service sniper.
A Senate report released earlier this week found that “a cascade of preventable failures” nearly “cost President Trump his life” in Butler, adding that there was a “disturbing pattern of communication failures and negligence” on the part of the Secret Service.
The Secret Service also apprehended 59-year-old Ryan Routh last September after he allegedly spent 12 hours near the fence of Trump International Golf Club with a loaded semiautomatic rifle. He was subsequently charged with attempted murder and terrorism.
