A video circulating social media showing an RCMP officer standing on a man’s chest during an arrest in a Manitoba First Nation has prompted a police watchdog probe.

The Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba (IIU) confirmed it has launched an investigation into the arrest that happened Jan. 31 in Mosakahiken Cree Nation.

A portion of that arrest was captured on video and has since been shared on social media. It shows an officer standing on a man’s chest. The man, whose hands appear to be restrained behind his back, is heard yelling about his heart.

In a release, RCMP said they are aware of the video but said it shows a “small portion” of the arrest, and confirmed the IIU had been notified.

  • Arkouda
    24·
    4 hours ago

    I give you a direct source and you give me a wikipedia page?

    Go troll elsewhere, we are done here.

    • [email protected]@sh.itjust.works
      1·
      5 minutes ago

      HellsBelle isn’t even trolling here.
      The RCMP does exist in Québec, but the vast majority of enforcement is done by the SQ.
      Here, an arrest like the one in the OP would most likely be done by the SQ and not by the RCMP.