No Criminal Charges for VicPD Officer

VICTORIA - The Criminal Justice Branch says criminal charges will not be laid and Victoria police officers did not use excessive force in the arrests of young men in front of a nightclub last March. The officers came under fire when a witness posted a minute long video showing two men being kicked and/or kneed.

A lawyer of two men who believe excess force was used against them by officers says he is appalled and shocked by the decision. Richard Neary says he believes this is a black mark on justice in British Columbia.

Jamie Graham, Victoria's Police Chief, says the officer at the centre of the investigation is returning to full duties. Graham adds the transparent investigation - independently proved - his officers were justified in the level of force that was used to apprehend suspects in a volatile and chaotic situation.

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