Man says he
continues to
fear the police

By Robert Galster
News Reporter,

cS oo Cee - coos

WAYNE Chan is not
fazed by the media inter-
est generated by his
accusation that North
Vancouver RCMP cffi-
cers beat him on Feb. 7.

Chan has made the media
rounds with appearances on
three television aid two radio

stations coverage by at least

three newspapers.

He says the fear that gripped

_him during the carly morning

incident is stil with him and he

‘continues to be afraid of the

officers who beat him and the
RCMP as a whole.

“Next time if the police car
in the back with flashing lights,
do I stop or keep going? I don’t
know (bur) what happened to
me last ic when ! stopped,
that had a great effect on my
mental state,” said Chan.

Although it took the B.C.
Ferries deckhand nearly two
weeks to file an official com-
plaint with the RCMP, Chan
said he is as determined as ever
in bis quest for justice.

“At first | was going to meet
them the next day, but the
injuries to my head ... 1 had

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trouble getting up because it
hurt so much,” said Chan. “I
will sue... compensation
because I couldn't work, th
hieadaches were bad, most
important the pain and suffer-
ing.”

eaut Chan’s lawyer Paul
McMurray said it is too early to
even” contemplhite suing” the
police department before their
mvestigation is completed.

“Certainly if the allegations
he (Chan) makes are substanti-
ated, they're serious,” said
McMurray.

According ts Chan, last
Tuesday’s meeting with the
RCMP went well, although no
time frame for the cesules of the
police investigation was provid-
ed. He was accompanied by
MecMurrav and Thomas Tam,
an official of a Chinese commu-
nity association.

“T hope it (the investigation)
doesn’t take too long, but |
don’t know,” said Chan.

North Vancouver RCMP
spokesman Const. ‘fom
Seaman said the investigation
which ensued upon Chan filing
his official complaint is likely to
last about one month.

“He’s given the statement

and now it’s in the hands of the
snior investigators,” said
Seaman. “It has to be thor-
oughly investigated and justice
has to be done.”

Seaman added the officers
involved ‘will be questioned by
the investigator, but will remain

on active dury in the meantime.

Chan*s interview was con
ducted by Sgr. Fraser MacRae
and lasted approximately one-
and-a-half hours.

“He basically asked me what
happened and : told him,” said
Chan. “Not much of a reaction
because he got the story crom
the news media so he wesn’t
surprised.”

The story with a rou-
tine traffic check aliegedly gone
wrong. Chan said two members
of the

RCMP detachment’

ice complaint fi

WAYNE Chan alleges

was beaten -by®: North)

pulled him over at approximate- ° . :

ly 3:30 a.m. as he was returning,
to his Burnaby home and
before he knew what was hap-
pening, he was allegedly
kicked; punched, handeuffed
and thrown in the back ofa
police cruiser.

Chan eventually ended up at“

Lions Gate Hospital for treat-
ment. His. emergency ward
admission report, filed at 5:04

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