(thread) So, ever since LPS Chief Shahin Mehdizadeh publicly stated (twice) that he contacted the province to instigate an ASIRT investigation into the searching of Lethbridge-West MLA, former Environment Minister Shannon Phillips' name, I've been working on a timeline.
The process to make that happen is called a 46.1 notification to the Director Of Law Enforcement (DLE). It's the part of the Police Act if there's a serious incident (ie. officer involved shooting) or the potential of any serious issue within an Alberta Police service.
The DLE is the person who triggers an investigation by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team, which is what happened in the Phillips name search incident. Here's the background if you're not aware: cbc.ca/news/canada/ca…
So, I knew Shannon Phillips found out about these searches in December, 2020 when they were disclosed to her in a Freedom of Information release. I knew I started contacting LPS about them on February 1, 2021 as I was beginning my reporting into the searches.
I would come to find out Shannon Phillips office sent a letter to the DLE informing them on February 2. The DLE responded on the morning of February 3 saying it met the 46.1 standard to instigate an ASIRT investigation.
When I was first trying to find out why LPS was saying he contacted the province, I was told the service did NOT issue a 46.1 notification. A few days later, it was clarified that the Chief called the DLE on the phone on February 3, 2021 after the DLE had ...
had already instigated an ASIRT investigation into the searches, to notify him of the searches. I'm not sure if the timeline or method of notification from LPS to DLE of the searches will be an issue, but I'm keeping an eye on it.
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