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Independent MLA won’t resign while facing charges labelled intimate partner violence
Hon Chan faces intimate partner assault charges from a 2024 incident; he denies allegations and refuses to resign after Conservative caucus removal, court proceedings ongoing.
- Independent Richmond Centre MLA Hon Chan will not resign after being removed from the Conservative caucus, despite facing criminal charges related to an alleged incident of intimate partner violence.
- The alleged offences date back to Jan. 12, 2024, but Chan says he was not contacted by police prior to his election in October when he was elected as a Conservative.
- Speaking to reporters on Monday, Chan said everybody is "actually innocent until proven guilty" and maintains he did not lie to his constituents or his party.
- Independent MLA Elenore Sturko said Chan should resign, citing the "serious allegations," while B.C. Green member Jeremy Valeriote noted uncertainty about Chan's ability to perform his duties.
- Valeriote argued the public should have been informed about the special prosecutor appointment in June 2025, though Chan claims he was not aware of it before his caucus removal.
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VICTORIA - Independent British Columbia legislator Hon Chan says he is not resigning after his assault charges came to light and he was kicked out of the Conservative caucus.
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Independent MLA won't resign while facing charges labelled intimate partner violence – Energeticcity.ca
VICTORIA — Independent British Columbia legislator Hon Chan says he is not resigning after his assault charges came to light and he was kicked out of the Conservative caucus. Chan says on Monday while briefly talking with reporters outside the floor of legislature that everybody is “actually innocent until proven guilty” when asked whether he would resign. Independent MLA Elenore Sturko, who sits one seat removed from Chan in the same row, had s…
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