Assault Charge Reccomended in Kelowna
Monday, 21 February 2011 09:19
Assault charge recommended just before Kelowna protest over alleged police brutality
An RCMP officer videos protesters angry after a Kelowna man was allegedly kicked in the head by an RCMP officer.
Photograph by: Kelly Haynes, For The Province
The power of the Internet was on full display Sunday as hundreds of people rallied in Kelowna to protest the violent arrest of a local man who was filmed being kicked in the head by a police officer.
Just an hour before the protest, Abbotsford police recommended that Kelowna RCMP Const. Geoff Mantler be charged with assault causing bodily harm.
With a viral video of what appears to be a police officer kicking Buddy Tavares in the head becoming a runaway international Internet sensation, police made an amazingly quick decision to recommend that Mantler face criminal charges.
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