Attorney general agrees Abbotsford inmate's rights breached during 2 incidents
Canada admits correctional staff used excessive force in two 2022 incidents, while disputing liability in a third and facing a damages claim from Franjo Perovic.
- The Attorney General of Canada admitted that correctional officers violated the charter rights of inmate Franjo Perovic during two incidents in 2022, though the government disputes misconduct allegations regarding a separate third incident.
- Perovic filed a civil lawsuit alleging that Correctional Service Canada guards used force that was "entirely unnecessary and disproportionate" during altercations at Kent Institution and Pacific Regional Treatment Centre.
- Regarding the March 17 and August 17, 2022 incidents, the Crown admitted that the force used by CSC employees breached the standard of care owed to Perovic. The CSC assistant commissioner identified "serious compliance issues" in the August case.
- Conversely, the Attorney General stated that the standard of care was not breached during the March 18, 2022 incident, maintaining that staff acted in a "proper, reasonable and conscientious manner."
- Serving a life sentence for a 2001 murder and a 12-year sentence for a 2008 stabbing, Perovic named the CSC, wardens of Kent and Pacific, and nine correctional officers as defendants in the ongoing civil matter.
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Attorney general agrees Abbotsford inmate's rights breached during 2 incidents
The attorney general of Canada has agreed that an Abbotsford inmate’s charter rights were violated by correctional officers during two incidents in 2022, but disputes there were any infringements during a third incident. The statements were made July 13 in a response to a notice of civil claim filed in late 2024 by Franjo Perovic, currently an inmate at Pacific Regional Treatment Centre in Abbotsford. In his civil suit, Perovic states that the u…
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