Vancouver lawyer Richard Fowler has been appointed as a special prosecutor to assist the RCMP with their investigation into an alleged assault involving Surrey’s mayor.
Mayor Doug McCallum says he was verbally assaulted and his foot was ‘run over’ by a vehicle while out grocery shopping on Sept. 4. In a statement the following day, he said the matter was under police investigation.
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Vancouver lawyer Kyla Lee told CBC News that this appointment is unsurprising due to the ongoing conversation regarding the introduction of a municipal police force and removal of RCMP in Surrey, a move that was one of McCallum’s primary election promises in 2018.
“That relationship essentially requires that a special prosecutor be appointed to review everything because it would really call into question the integrity of the justice system if that step were not taken in these circumstances,” she said.
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