Chilliwack RCMP arrest X user in hate crime investigation [Video]

Mounties in Chilliwack say they recently arrested one person over “discriminatory and harmful language” posted on social media.

Police were notified on July 17 about an X user who had been posting “racially offensive” content on the platform, Chilliwack RCMP said in a news release Saturday.

The detachment said it worked with the BC Hate Crimes Unit and members of the public to identify the suspected user of the account, and made an arrest on Aug. 7.

Police did not name the suspect, who has been released from custody. Nor did they share the suspect’s gender, saying only that “several” Criminal Code charges have been recommended, but have not yet been approved.

“This is a sensitive matter that has impacted many members of our community, which is evident in the amount of information that continues to be reported to the Chilliwack RCMP,” said Cpl. Carmen Kiener, in the news release.

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