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A whistleblower who sparked an internal probe into the conduct of three Coquitlam RCMP officers says he witnessed blatant racist and sexist behaviour and was bullied and harassed during his time as a general duty officer.
Const. Sam Sodhi testified at a code of conduct hearing alleging officers Philip Dick, Ian Solven and Mersad Mesbah fostered a toxic workplace, participated in racist and sexist group chats, and bullied him.
Sodhi was assigned to the Coquitlam RCMP in 2019, joining the D Watch group of officers. He said his motivation to become a police officer was to support at-risk youth in urban areas, which was documented in a letter of intent that he had written before joining the detachment.
On his second day with the Coquitlam RCMP, he alleged Dick — his trainer at the time — asked him, "What kind of brown guy are you? Are you a Surrey brown guy, or a white-washed brown guy?"
Sodhi said he then referenced his intent letter: "He brought that up and said he read the entire letter to the watch at the [general duty] pit. They laughed at me. They called me a bitch. They said I was a whiny brown guy. He told me that."
Sodhi alleged Dick told him he had to be "one of the boys" and "make fun of yourself" to fit in.
Sodhi said during his time riding with Dick, he witnessed him make racist remarks directed at different ethnic...
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