The STM is investigating an incident that occured June 18, 2007, at Berri-UQAM métro station

Press release


 

The STM is investigating an incident that occured
June 18, 2007, at Berri-UQAM métro station

Montreal, June 20, 2007 - The Chairman of the STM Board of Directors, Claude Trudel, met members of the press earlier today with an update about the incident that reportedly happened Monday, June 18, around 4 pm, at Berri-UQAM métro station.

This is what he had to say:

  1. The incident reported in the media implicating our métro inspectors is currently under investigation. We have asked our people to produce a full report as quickly as possible.
     

  2. If the facts reported to us are true, in other words that our agents did not respond or intervene to break-up the altercation, then we regret their behaviour and consider it unacceptable.
     

  3. The STM never told its métro security staff to not respond under such circumstances.
     

  4. We expect them to carry out their duty as follows:

  • They must report such incidents to the métro control centre according to the usual procedure;

  • The control centre immediately relays the call to the SPVM;

  • If their safety is not threatened, métro inspectors must intervene to subdue the individuals involved until the arrival of the police;

  • They must turn over the individuals to the police, who can then proceed with their investigation.

Finally, Mr. Trudel reiterated that, despite the new sharing of responsibilities, métro inspectors are still bound by their civic duty.

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