Overview
- Three Coquitlam RCMP constables — Ian Solven, Mersad Mesbah and Philip Dick — are facing allegations over racist, homophobic and sexist remarks shared in group chats and on police computer terminals.
- RCMP conduct authority counsel urged the adjudicator to find discrimination and discreditable conduct proven, saying people who saw the messages considered them offensive or racist.
- Dick’s lawyer Anita Atwal argued the investigation showed tunnel vision and called it a witch hunt, asserting the Signal group chat was private and not work-related.
- The defence said some messages sent over mobile data terminals were discreditable under RCMP rules but argued the legal thresholds for harassment and discrimination were not met.
- The officers have been on paid leave since 2021, submissions continue this week, and a written decision is scheduled for Nov. 7.