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6. Summary of the Commission Members' Interim Recommendations

VI. SUMMARY OF THE COMMISSION MEMBERS' RECOMMENDATIONS

Recommendation #1:
The Commission Members recommend that in order to ensure high police standards, Military Police members be trained to understand, respect and fully protect the rights of individuals as well as the law governing the exercise of powers of arrest.

Recommendation #2:
The Commission Members recommend that Warrant Officer Rice receive, if he has not already, instructions on the elements and requirements for a proper arrest and the rights of suspects who are subjected to an arrest.

Recommendation #3:
The Commission Members recommend that the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal impose corrective measures on Warrant Officer Rice for abuse of authority.

Recommendation #4:
The Commission Members recommend that Warrant Officer Rice be given additional management training.

Recommendation #5:
The Commission Members recommend that additional training be provided to Master Corporal Paul and Corporal Murray on Military Police powers of arrest, the law and Military Police Policies governing the exercise of powers of arrest and note-taking.

Recommendation #6:
The Commission Members recommend that the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal impose corrective measures on Master Corporal Paul and Corporal Murray for the unlawful arrest of Corporal Hamm in failing to form the reasonable and probable grounds prior to the arrest and for violating Corporal Hamm's section 10(a) Charter right by not promptly informing him of the reason for his arrest.

Recommendation #7:
The Commission Members recommend that the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal implement safeguards to ensure that the improper classification and handling of complaints will not reoccur. The Canadian Forces Provost Marshal should advise the Complaints Commission of the safeguards instituted to protect complainants' rights in this regard and of the procedures for classifying complaints.

Recommendation #8:
The Commission Members recommend that the Deputy Provost Marshal Professional Standards acknowledge, with appropriate supplementary correspondence, that the direction to counsel Warrant Officer Hamm was inappropriate.

Recommendation #9:
The Commission Members recommend that Corporal Hamm's credentials be immediately reinstated.

Recommendation #10:
The Commission Members recommend that in all future complaint investigations, if an investigator perceives that a complainant may be suspected of having committed a criminal or service offence or a professional standards violation, a new and separate investigation be commenced with the complainant as the subject member. This will ensure the individual is afforded his or her rights according to law.