Mountie who fired
taser at Dziekanski
sues CBC for libel
Constable Kwesi Millington asks for damages
and says the networks publications and broadcasts
have defamed him
Globe and Mail, Nov. 3, 2009
RCMP Constable Kwesi Millington is seen on a television
holding up the stapler Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski was holding
the night he died, while testifying at the Braidwood inquiry
into Dziekanskis death in Vancouver, March 2, 2009.
Photo: Canadian Press
Vancouver The Canadian Press
The RCMP officer who fired his taser at Robert Dziekanski at Vancouvers airport the night the Polish immigrant died has filed a libel lawsuit against the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
In a writ of summons filed in B.C. Supreme Court, Constable Kwesi Millington asks for damages from the CBC and claims the networks publications and broadcasts have defamed him.
Constable Millington was one of four officers who confronted Mr. Dziekanski at the airport in October, 2007, and he fired his taser within seconds of arriving on the scene.
The incident gained worldwide attention after amateur video of the altercation was released, which appeared to contradict official accounts from the RCMP.
In the writ, which doesnt specify what the CBC published or broadcast that was defamatory, Constable Millington says his reputation has been seriously injured, he has suffered embarrassment and distress, and has been brought into public ridicule.
The writ contains allegations that havent been proven in court and the CBC could not immediately be reached for comment.
A public inquiry examining Mr. Dziekanskis death wrapped up last month.
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