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Manitoba’s IIU reviewing alleged ‘misrepresentation by police officer’

The Independent Investigations Unit is looking into a complaint about the accuracy of an RCMP officer's testimony during a 2018 trial. File / Global News

The province’s police watchdog is investigating after an unusual complaint about an officer’s testimony in court.

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On June 29, the Mounties notified the Independent Investigation Unit that a complaint had come in about a member’s conduct and accuracy during a court proceeding.

Because the alleged conduct may involve an offence under The Police Services Act, it must be looked into.

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The probe is now underway, so the IIU isn’t saying anything further.​

It is not known during which trial the alleged offence took place, other than it was a Court of Queen’s Bench proceeding in 2018.

The IIU is normally tasked with looking into the actions of police officers, usually when a suspect is injured before, during or after arrest.

WATCH: IIU director Zane Tessler breaks down an investigation in 2017

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