For the background on this story, see my previous post here.

VANCOUVER - Robert Dziekanski’s mother accused the police of looking for “dirt” on her son by travelling to his native Poland for background information on the newcomer to Canada who died last fall after being tasered by police at Vancouver International Airport.

The head of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team, which is conducting an investigation in the case, has described the April 12 to 17 trip by four officers as a routine measure aimed at gathering background on the victim as police conduct a sweeping investigation into the incident. That probe could lead to charges against the officers involved.

But Zofia Cisowski, speaking to reporters yesterday after appearing before the provincial Braidwood inquiry into police taser use, said she was skeptical about the foreign trip.

“They are looking for something, I think, dirty, a record of medication,” she said, suggesting police appeared to be hunting for “dirt” in her son’s past.

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