Val-d'Or abuse allegations: 2 aboriginal officers join investigation

Two aboriginal police officers will join the team ofinvestigators looking into the allegations of physical and sexualabuse by provincial police officers in Val-d'Or, Quebec Public Security Minister Pierre Moreau said Tuesday in a news release.

The Montreal police force is leading the investigation.

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The Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador (AFNQL)requested thatthe investigation include officers from aboriginal police forces in Quebec in a meeting in the Huron-Wendat community of Wendakewith Moreau and Aboriginal Affairs Minister Geoffrey Kelley on Nov. 23.

The AFNQLnamed two officers,Mylne Trudeau and Derek St-Cyr. Theminister said theywill have complete access to all the documents and evidence in the investigation.

The investigation was launched after Radio-Canada's Enqutereported in October thatseveral aboriginal women had been physically and sexually assaulted by Sret du Qubec officers stationed in Val-d'Or.

Val-d'Or,about 500 kilometres northwest of Montreal, is located close to several Algonquin communities.