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23 September 2006
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Top cop's future clouded after
OTTAWA - A new threat to embattled RCMP Commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli's future as Canada's top cop is emerging from inside the ranks of his own police force.
An internal probe into alleged nepotism, misappropriation of pension funds, contracting irregularities, breach of trust, dereliction of duty, harassment and improper hiring practices concluded last week with Zaccardelli admitting time has run out to impose disciplinary action on four senior members of the force.
``The investigations should have started long before they did,'' Zaccardelli said in a broadcast to officers. ``The time period during which disciplinary action could have been initiated, as per the RCMP Act, ran out before it was determined if disciplinary action was warranted.''
The act says any probe into Code of Conduct violations must conclude within a year of the individual and their superiors being notified of an investigation. If the clock runs out even one day later, no punitive action is allowed.
The officers under scrutiny were a commanding officer, a chief superintendent, an inspector and a civilian member of the force. The commander and superintendent have returned to work holding their original rank after being placed on paid leave.
RCMP media relations officers did not return phone calls, but Zaccardelli's statement says code violations have been ``thoroughly discussed with the employees in question'' and urged the force ``to move beyond these past events.''
But the failure to meet the deadline, which some allege was the result of deliberate foot-dragging and obstruction at the most senior levels, has infuriated the 18,000-member RCMP staff relations unit, which reports their membership wants a senior officer sacrificed to show accountability for unacceptable conduct.
``There's a lot of outrage that people are going to be left unpunished and left unaccountable for their actions,'' says national executive member Brian Roach. ``Our membership clearly sent us a message that there's a perception that there are two standards in the outcome of this internal investigation _ one for the brass and one for the rank-and-file. We've got to get to the bottom of how this could've happened.'' E
All Zaccardelli has offered is a ``lessons-learned exercise'' to explore ways to avoid a repeat of the dragged-on probe.
``That's a joke,'' says the officer who first demanded Zaccardelli launch the investigation in 2001 and endured a five-year gauntlet of inaction, red tape, cancelled investigations and staff changes before the probe crawled to its incomplete conclusion. Ron Lewis, a retired staff sergeant, said he joined RCMP staff representatives in warning that the time for disciplinary action was about to expire.
They blame the commissioner for the delays and barriers that killed the disciplinary process.
``I'm shocked, Lewis said in an interview. ``The commissioner is very well known for punishing executive managers. This was too close to him.''
The problem, police reps argue, is that senior officers must lead the rest of the force by impeccable example
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