16 police officers removed: profiled himself, the SPVM chief was preparing his move

Name: 16 police officers removed: profiled himself, the SPVM chief was preparing his move
Uploaded: 2026-06-15T04:00:00.000Z
Description: Fady Dagher had been subjected to differential treatment at customs since September 11, 2001 even though authorities knew he was a high-ranking police officer.

Jean Numa Goudou · 2026-06-15

Fady Dagher had been subjected to differential treatment at customs since September 11, 2001 even though authorities knew he was a high-ranking police officer.

16 police officers removed: profiled himself, the SPVM chief was preparing his move — Fady Dagher interviewed by In Texto in his offices — Jean Numa Goudou

Fady Dagher, police officer that he is, was subjected to differential treatment at customs since September 11, 2001 even though authorities knew he was a high-ranking police official.

Of Lebanese origin, born in Côte d'Ivoire, the Montreal police chief was regularly mistaken for Ben Laden's "cousin," he recalls. "They would systematically make me step aside," he says.

Discussion with the man who has led Montreal police for more than three years about the suspension of 16 police officers for hateful and racist acts and behavior in Montreal-Nord.

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