Ottawa police secretly wiretapped 5 Black officers, lawsuit alleges

Ottawa police secretly wiretapped five of its Somali officers and their family members for months, never laid charges, and refuses to tell them why, alleges a $2.5-million lawsuit filed by the officers.

Ottawa police secretly wiretapped 5 Black officers, lawsuit alleges
A graphic showing three images of black men with a court document torn up on the left, reading 'Ontario Superior Court of Justice' and 'Racism and Discrimination Within the OPS.'

Ottawa police secretly wiretapped five of its Somali officers and their family members for months, never laid charges, and refuses to tell them why, alleges a $2.5-million lawsuit filed by the officers.