Source: CBC.ca
August 23, 2007
Quebec provincial police admitted Thursday that their officers disguised themselves as demonstrators during the protests at the North American leaders summit in Montebello, Que.
The police came under fire Wednesday when protesters accused the force of planting undercover officers in the demonstration to provoke violence. A video surfaced on YouTube that appeared to depict disguised police in the crowd.
The provincial police, in a news release, said its officers went undercover to identify and stop non-peaceful protesters.
"In no time did the police of the Sûreté du Québec act as instigators or commit criminal acts," the news release states in French.
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