Article 54JT2 First Nations chief shown being punched by Canadian police in video

First Nations chief shown being punched by Canadian police in video

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Leyland Cecco in Toronto
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Chief Allan Adam of Fort Chipewyan First Nation alleges police assaulted him in parking lot in March

Canadian police tackled and punched a prominent First Nations chief in the parking lot of a casino as they accused him of resisting arrest.

On Saturday, Chief Allan Adam of Fort Chipewyan First Nation in Alberta alleged he was assaulted by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) during the incident in early March. It began over an allegation of an expired licence plate but quickly escalated into what Adam claims was a clearcut instance of excessive force.

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