Peel, Canada – Peel Regional Police confirmed that a social media page believed to belong to an officer is being internally investigated for alleged ties to the Proud Boys.
On February 3rd, Canada’s government designated the Proud Boys a terrorist organization, labelling them as an “ideologically motivated violent extremist group.”
Members of the group were alleged to have been among those who stormed the U.S. Capitol building January 6th.
According to the Malton People’s Movement, a grassroots organization advocating for social and racial justice, an Instagram page believed belonging to a serving Peel Regional Police constable showed slogans often used by right-wing extremist groups.
Both slogans, promoted violence and appeared on the biography section of the Instagram page.
Peel Regional Officer. Akhil Mooken confirmed both the officer and online page are being investigated. He couldn’t provide a statement or share specific details at present.
A search for the same social media page showed that the user had deleted the slogans as of March 8th.
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