Inquiry to be re-opened in 2005 Montreal police shooting

Source: Montreal Gazette August 13 2008

MONTREAL- The Police Ethics Commission will re-open is inquiry into whether a Montreal police officer was negligent in shooting a man in front of a mosque in December 2005.

The order followed a review of the commission's decision in April into the death of Mohamed-Anas Bennis, 25, rejecting most of the complaint against Constables Yannick Bernier and Jonathan Roy.

The commission also rejected the complaint the initial police investigation was incomplete.

An administrative tribunal agreed with the commission's finding that Roy's failure to use "intermediate coercive measures," obliging Bernier to use his weapon, needs to be reviewed.

The commission has 30 days to re-open its inquiry.