[Ontario Provincial Police] Commissioner Julian Fantino Uses “Mob Tactics” on Shawn Brant and the Mohawks

http://www.mohawknationnews.com/news/singlenews.php?en=en&la...

MNN. July 20, 2008. The death penalty has been abolished in Canada. Julian Fantino has been trying to do an end run around this. Last June 29th 2007 Fantino pronounced an extra judicial death sentence on Mohawk Shawn Brant of Tyendinaga. He has used the police forces to threaten Indigenous people. He is trying to provoke us to commit violent acts in self-defense to give him the excuse he wants to kill us.

According to the CBC News [7/19/08 7:00PM] the OPP Commissioner should be investigated for the comments he made under oath at the preliminary inquiry. Peter Rosenthal, who represents Mohawk demonstrator Shawn Brant, said on Saturday July 19th that he is calling for the government to investigate Commissioner Fantino's comments to Brant on the phone during the aboriginal day of action.

Newly released court documents show the OPP were just minutes away from moving in to forcibly remove Indigenous demonstrators who did not block the road or close Highway 401 at protest sites in eastern Ontario. In wiretap transcripts Fantino threatened Brant, "Your whole world's going to come crashing down". Fantino also said he was going to “do everything I can within your community and everywhere to destroy your reputation".

The tap on Brant's cell phone was made without obtaining a court order. The Criminal Code allows for wiretaps without a court order in extreme situations. There was plenty of advance notice given about the day of action last year.

Gangster-like Commissioner Fantino admitted that ... there were snipers ready at this time and he was close to moving in.

Fantino’s “Mafioso” tactics could lead to another Ipperwash given the high number of colonial violations against Indigenous rights. We will continue to protect our people, our land and our possessions. Fantino is dangerous. He will not let the law stop him from trying to incriminate us.

Fantino’s actions contradicts the OPP's guidelines for dealing with Indigenous people as recommended in the wake of the OPP killing of Dudley George at Ipperwash Provincial Park in 1995.

Fantino quickly headed out of town. Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty stands by his “mobster” commissioner.

MNN calls for the immediate resignation of Fantino.

MNN Staff

Shawn Brant's lawyer, Peter Rosenthal, speaks to the media on Saturday: CBC
http://news.aol.ca/article/lawyer-brant/286930/